Canarias No 5 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Canarias no 5 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
44 14 N,8 39 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 1400 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | CANARIAS NO 5 |
| Type | trawler |
| Flag | ES |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 18, 1956 |
| Original Detection Year | 1956 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 20.4.56 20.4.56 VESSEL SANK (?) IN 441400N, 083900W APPROX. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 1, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
THE DANISH MV `MELOS' OBSERVED THE `CANARIAS NO 5' DISPLAYING DISTRESS LIGHT SIGNALS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SPANISH TRAWLER `AMABLE MARQUEZ' LEFT TO ASSIST SOME 30-40 MINUTES LATER. BY 1.37 AM THE `MELOS' RADIOED THAT THE `CANARIAS NO 5' HAD BROKEN ENGINES, WAS LEAKING WITH NO PUMPS, AND WAS HALF SUNK. THE `AMABLE MARQUEZ' WAS NOT DUE TILL 6 AM. THE VESSEL CONTINUED TO TAKE ON WATER. JUST BEFORE 5 AM, THE CREW SEEMED TO BE PREPARING TO ABANDON SHIP, BUT WERE RELUCTANT TO DO SO UNTIL THE `AMABLE MARQUEZ' ARRIVED AT 5.32 AM, THE `MELOS' WHICH WAS STILL STANDING BY, ASKED FOR THE CALL SIGN OF HMS JUPITER, SO SHE COULD CALL THE SHIP. (TRANSCRIPT OF RT MESSAGES)
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44 14 N,8 39 W
Canarias No 5 on Wreck Map
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