Hans Sif Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
| Status | lifted |
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Hans sif Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
66 32.583 N,16 11.833 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 5 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Low Water Springs |
| Name | HANS SIF |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | DK |
| Length | 61.9 m |
| Width | 10.3 m |
| Draught | 6.1 |
| Tonnage | 500 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | fish,foodstuffs: solid |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 10, 1968 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1968 |
| Last Detection Year | 1968 |
| Original Source | Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports |
| Surveying Details | H4269/63 25.2.68 GROUNDED IN 663235N, 161150E [UND]. (LL, 10-17.2.68). INS AS ST. BR STD. 5.12.05 NOT SHOWN ON ICELANDIC 61 [INT 1100] [AUG '99 EDN, 2ND SCALE, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. AWAIT LARGER SCALE ICELANDIC 62 OR 63 BEFORE AMENDING TO DEAD. AMENDED TO NOT CHARTED BY PRIMARY AUTHORITY. NC 2900. 20.7.10 DATA RE-ASSESSED. VESSEL WAS REFLOATED IN JUN '68, REPAIRED & RETURNED TO SERVICE. (MSD) AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA. NE 2900. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 20, 2010 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1966 BY N.V. BODEWES SCHPS., MARTENSHOEK. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY KNUD I. LARSEN. PASSAGE SIGLUFJORD FOR BRIDGEWATER. RAN AGROUND ON THE ROCKS AT RIFSTANGI, ABOUT 800MTRS OFFSHORE. SALVAGE WILL NOT TAKE PLACE AS THE VESSEL IS BADLY HOLED AND THE HOLDS ARE OPEN TO THE SEA. VESSEL REFLOATED JUN '68 & TOWED TO RAUFARHORN. EVENTUALLY REPAIRED & RETURNED TO SERVICE. (MSD).
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