Produce Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Produce Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
30 14.917 S,30 49.6 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 2 m |
| Water Depth | 5 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | PRODUCE |
| Type | tanker |
| Flag | NO |
| Length | 170.7 m |
| Width | 21.9 m |
| Draught | 9.4 |
| Tonnage | 13358 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | foodstuffs: liquid |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Aug 11, 1974 |
| Original Detection Year | 1974 |
| Last Detection Year | 1984 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H1778/67 10.10.74 H1778/67 10.10.74 WK 2MTRS 091 DEGS GREEN POINT LT 2.4 MILES. (SAN NM 64/74). INS AS WK 1FM. - NM 2008/74. 8.2.84 8.2.84 AMEND WK 2.0MTRS. NC 3795 & NC 3797. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 27, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
PASSAGE FROM DURBAN. GROUNDED ON ALIWAL SHOAL. ALL CREW RESCUED. SLID INTO DEEPER WATER & DISAPPEARED. NOT VISIBLE FROM THE AIR. A CTL. (LL).
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