Flamingo Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing mast/masts |
| Status | lifted |
|
Flamingo Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 50.417 N,8 48.833 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 14 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | FLAMINGO |
| Tonnage | 177 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Dec 10, 1959 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1959 |
| Last Detection Year | 1960 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Markers | G CYLINDRICAL LT BUOY, OCC.G CLOSE E |
| Surveying Details | H312/60 16.6.60 DW, MASTS SHOWING ABOVE WATER, IN 535025N, 084850E [EUR], MARKED BY G CYLINDRICAL LT BUOY, OCC.G CLOSE E. (HAMBURG TNM 5010/59 & LL) - NM 147/60. H312/60 16.6.60 SALVAGE IN PROGRESS. (HAMBURG TNM 5108/59) NCA. H312/60 WK & BUOY REMOVED. (HAMBURG NM 1158/60 & LL) AMENDED TO LIFT. DELETE. - NM 1025/60. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 4, 2008 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH MV BRUNSWICK. (LL)
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