Kai Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Kai Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 30.973 N,6 4.12 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 2 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | KAI |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | DK |
| Length | 79.6 m |
| Width | 12.2 m |
| Draught | 5.2 |
| Tonnage | 1746 |
| Cargo | coal |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Dec 7, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1951 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Markers | UNLIT N CARD CAN BUOY CLOSE N (NOT SHOWN ON BA 1633) |
| Surveying Details | H6428/50 24.8.51 DW IN 533101N, 060401E MARKED CLOSE E BY G CON BUOY. (NETH NM 107/1357/51). BR STD. H6428/50 10.1.67 WK BUOY REMOVED. (NETH NM 253/3885/66). DELETE, BR STD. 22.10.71 POSN GIVEN AS 533101N, 060412E IN NETH WK RECORDS. 26.6.87 SHOWN IN 533101N, 060412E ON NETH 1458 [1983]. NE 3761. HH2152/87 10.7.90 UNLIT N CARDINAL CAN BUOY ESTABLISHED IN 533102.5N, 060411.5E, CLOSE N OF WK. (NETH NM 352/90). BR STD. 13.10.05 SHOWN AS DW IN 5330.973N, 0604.120E [WGD] WITHOUT BUOY ON NETH 1633 [INT 1417] [OCT 05 EDN, CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 1633. 13.4.11 SHOWN WITH BUOY ON NL401458 [EDN 2.5]. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 26, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1921 BY KJOBERNHAVNS FLYDEDOK & SKIBSVAERFT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S A/S MYREN. PASSAGE ROTTERDAM FOR AARHUS. MINED WHILE UNDER GERMAN CONTROL. (DOD).
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53 30.973 N,6 4.12 E
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