Bergsund Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
| Status | lifted |
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Bergsund Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 43.283 N,0 15.401 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 4 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | BERGSUND |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | SE |
| Length | 82.3 m |
| Width | 11.9 m |
| Draught | 3.7 |
| Tonnage | 1320 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | general and mixed goods,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 20, 1949 |
| Original Detection Year | 1949 |
| Last Detection Year | 1950 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Markers | G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G CLOSE E |
| Surveying Details | H3076/49 3.6.49 H3076/49 3.6.49 ST IN 534316N, 001518W [OGB]. MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G CLOSE E. (HUMBER CONSERVANCY BOARD NM 28/49). - NM 1134/49. H3076/49 1.6.50 H3076/49 1.6.50 WK AND BUOY REMOVED. (HUMBER CONSERVANCY BOARD NM 25/50).AMENDED TO LIFT. - NM 1071/50. |
| Last Amended Date | Jun 10, 1999 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1948, FOUNDERED IN BURCOM ROADS, HUMBER. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STOCKHOLMS REDERI A/B. SVEA. (SHIPWRECK INDEX OF THE BRITISH ISLES).
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