Ketama Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
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Ketama Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
4 47.525 N,103 26.362 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 7 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | KETAMA |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | PA |
| Length | 92 m |
| Width | 13.1 m |
| Draught | 5.5 |
| Tonnage | 1683 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | cement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 23, 1975 |
| Original Detection Year | 1976 |
| Last Detection Year | 2002 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H2811/71 28.1.76 ST IN 044730N, 1032620E. (MALAY NM 61/75). - NM 1497/77. H1310/85 12.10.83 WK NO LONGER VISIBLE. (P RICHARDS, 19.9.83). NCA YET. 30.12.02 NOT SHOWN ON MAL 645 [NC 30.9.00]. HH517/750/03 30.12.02 ST IN 0447.50N, 10326.25E [KEA]. (MALAYSIAN NM 10/16802). BR STD. 31.5.13 SHOWN IN 0447.525N, 10326.362E [WGD] ON MY3C0654 [EDN 5.15]. |
| Last Amended Date | May 31, 2013 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1949 BY LINDHOLMS VARV A/B. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SARAMA SHIPPING LTD, SA. PASSAGE BANGKOK FOR BELAWAN. CARGO CEMENT. CAPSIZED DURING A TYPHOON 180 MILES NE OF KUALA LUMPUR, NEAR BIDARA BAY. LATER STRANDED AND BROKE IN TWO, PARTIALLY SINKING OFF KUALA DUNGUN, TRENGGANAU. FIVE MEN LOST.
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4 47.525 N,103 26.362 E
Ketama on Wreck Map
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