Notre Dame De La Mer Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Status lifted
Notre dame de la mer Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
53 53 N,9 10 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.883333
  • Longitude: 9.166667
Water Depth 13 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name NOTRE DAME DE LA MER
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1920
Last Detection Year 1921
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Last Amended Date Nov 4, 2006

Simplified Wreck Survey

The shipwreck Notre Dame de la Mer sank near Brunsbuttel in the Elbe River outside the main shipping channel at approximate coordinates 53 53 N, 9 10 E. Initial survey reports from late 2020 and early 2021 noted the wreck located near the Elbe pilots house and the cement factory jetty, with salvage operations involving moored vessels working to raise the structure. By March 2021, official notices confirmed that the wreck had been successfully lifted and removed from the Elbe fairway to be towed to Hamburg.

Surveying Details

H8828/20 14.12.20 NOTRE DAME DE LA MER SUNK IN 535330N, 090900E APPROX, A SHORT DISTANCE FROM ELBE PILOTS HOUSE, BRUNSBUTTEL, NEAR OLD CANAL CUT IN BRUNSBUTTEL REEDE. OUTSIDE CHANNEL. (BERLIN NM 50/3907/20) NCA YET, WILL PROBABLY BE REMOVED. H859/21 9.2.21 WK RAISING VESSELS MOORED CLOSE TOGETHER AT WK IN 535300N, 091000E APPROX, A LITTLE ABOVE THE CEMENT FACTORY JETTY. (BERLIN NM 4/338/21) NCA. H1281/21 1.3.21 WK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ELBE FAIRWAY, & WILL BE TOWED TO HAMBURG. (BERLIN NM 7/604/21) AMENDED TO LIFT. NCA.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 53 53 N,9 10 E
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FAQ

Where is the NOTRE DAME DE LA MER wreck located?

The NOTRE DAME DE LA MER wreck is located at coordinates 53 53 N,9 10 E.

How deep is the seabed around the NOTRE DAME DE LA MER?

The seabed around the NOTRE DAME DE LA MER lies at approximately 13 meters deep.

When was the wreck of the NOTRE DAME DE LA MER discovered?

The wreck of the NOTRE DAME DE LA MER was discovered in 1920.