Boulgaria Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Boulgaria Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
49 58.08 N,1 36.732 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 57 m |
| Water Depth | 76 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | BOULGARIA |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | GR |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 5, 1970 |
| Original Detection Year | 1970 |
| Last Detection Year | 2002 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | 20.7.70 SANK IN 495830N, 013000W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) 8.3.71 SALVAGE VESSEL 'DROXFORD' WORKING ON WK IN 495800N, 013600W. (LL, 8.3.71). NCA. H3160/69 26.4.71 WK OF 'BOULGARIA' FOUND IN 495812N, 013636W [?EUR]. POSN BY DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 190FT IN GEN DEPTH 250FT. (TELECON MR MARTIN, RISDON BEAZLEY 1971). 19.6.90 WK 57MTRS SHOWN IN 495810N, 013640W [EUR] ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN]. UNKNOWN IN 495808.2N, 013639W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 57 IN GEN DEPTH 76MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. BR STD. 10.12.98 [OGB] POSN: 495802.7N, 013638.5W. 20.4.99 NOTED AS LIMITED DIFFUSION. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). AMENDED TO RESTRICTED - COMMERCIAL. 20.2.02 POSN NOW 4958.136N, 0136.649W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2002). BR STD. 5.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4958.080N, 0136.732E. |
| Last Amended Date | Dec 5, 2012 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH W GERMAN SHIP 'HAGEN' IN DENSE FOG.
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