Antares Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
|
Antares Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 58.365 N,10 56.612 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 15 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Sea Level |
| Name | ANTARES |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | NL |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jun 3, 1942 |
| Original Detection Year | 1945 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H3179/45 4.7.45 STRANDED WK IN 545822N, 105651E, MARKED BY G FLAG BN. (COPENHAGEN NM 521/43). - NM 1889/45. H3179/45 22.8.45 NOW MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G. (COPENHAGEN NM 1158/45). - NM 2495/45. H3179/45 10.12.45 NOW WK 9.2MTRS. (COPENHAGEN NM 44/2060/45). - NM 4077/45. H3179/45 31.8.46 BUOY ALTERED TO G SPAR, FL. (COPENHAGEN NM 23/950/46). - NM 3031/46. H3179/45 29.11.48 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 10.5MTRS. (COPENHAGEN NM 44/1874/48). NCA. H3179/45 20.7.49 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 13.0MTRS. BUOY REMOVED. (COPENHAGEN NM 28/980/49). - NM 1280/49. 10.2.72 WK IN 545822N, 105652E. STATED TO HAVE BEEN BLASTED TO LEAST DEPTH 13MTRS. (DUTCH WK RECORDS NO.458056). NCA. HH330/350/01 16.8.90 SHOWN AS FOUL ON DANISH 142 [FEB'85 EDN, CORRECT TO 1151/89]. BR STD. SEP 2015/000224411 16.11.15 SHOWN AS FOUL IN 5458.365N, 1056.612E [WGD] ON DANISH 142. [ED22, OCT 2015]. AMEND TO REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 20, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
MINED. (DANISH WK RECORD NO.458056).
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