Brita Dan Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Brita dan Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
61 6.677 N,21 15.678 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 4 m |
| Water Depth | 10 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Sea Level |
| Name | BRITA DAN |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | DK |
| Length | 98.5 m |
| Tonnage | 3065 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 7, 1964 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1964 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H431/65 22.1.65 DW IN 610636N, 211542E. (HELSINKI NM 451/64) - NM 171/65. H431/65 27.5.65 REFLOATING NOW UNLIKELY OWING TO SHIP'S HULL BEING BADLY CRUSHED BY ICE. (LL, 11.5.65) NCA. H431/65 31.8.65 SOLD TO F.W. HOLLMINGS SKIBSVAERFT, RAUMA WHO WILL BUILD A NEW VESSEL FROM THE HULL. (LL, 20.8.65). 11.6.70 OWNERS STILL NOT SUCCEEDED IN RAISING VESSEL. (LLOYDS VOL.200) NCA. 18.12.15 SHOWN AS WK 4MTRS IN 6106.677N, 2115.696E [WGD] ON FINLAND 41 [ED5, COR 30/11/2013]. AMEND TO DW 4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 1, 2018 |
Circumstances of loss
11.5.65 SANK AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN AGROUND ON UNDERWATER ROCKS APPROX 7M FROM RAUMA. (LL, 11.5.65).
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