Enders M Voorhees Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | lifted |
|
Enders m voorhees Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
37 25.78 N,24 27.91 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 1 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Low Water |
| Name | ENDERS M VOORHEES |
| Type | bulk carrier |
| Length | 194.8 m |
| Width | 20.4 m |
| Draught | 7.3 |
| Tonnage | 10294 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 24, 1988 |
| Original Detection Year | 1988 |
| Last Detection Year | 1989 |
| Original Source | Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports |
| Surveying Details | H1272/85 23.2.88 VESSEL, DRIFTED AGROUND & SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE IN TWO, AT PROFITIS ELIAS, KYTHNOS ISLAND. NO SALVAGE ATTEPTS YET. (LLOYDS VOL.271). NCA YET. H5995/83 3.5.88 NDW IN 372551N, 242757E, APPROX. (GREEK NM 22/88). NCA, PLOTS ALMOST ONSHORE. HH380/350/01 11.1.90 WRECK RAISED. (GREEK NM 213/89). AMENDED TO LIFT. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 8, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1942 BY GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING WORKS, RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN. SOLD TO TURKISH SHIPBREAKERS. BROKE ADRIFT FROM M TUG 'EVEREST' IN STRONG GALE-FORCE WEATHER WHILE BEING TOWED FROM ALGECIRAS TO ALIAGA FOR BREAKING. GROUNDED ON KYTHNOS ISLAND & SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE IN TWO. BOTH SECTIONS EVENTUALLY REFLOATED, TOWED TO ALIAGA TO BE SCRAPPED. (MSD).
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