Structure Wreck 98761

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
52 57.944 N,4 21.164 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.965733
  • Longitude: 4.352733
Wreck Depth 22 m
Water Depth 25 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Structure
Length 100.6 m
Width 30.5 m
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Oct 21, 1960
Original Detection Year 1960
Last Detection Year 2024
Original Source Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports
Surveying Details H5127/60 4.11.60 SANK IN 525754N, 042054E, MARKED BY G LT BUOY, FL.G 250MTRS W. (HAGUE NM 3571(T)/60) NAVEAM 6865 ISSUED. H5127/60 2.1.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 10MTRS. (HAGUE NM 4169/60) PRESUMED JUST CLEARANCE SWEEP. CHART AS DW WITH BUOY. - NM 3101/60. H5127/60 26.11.62 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.5MTRS [8FMS 3FT]. BUOY REMOVED. (HAGUE NM 3889/62) - NM 2540/62. 7.2.72 SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.5MTRS IN 1971. VERY GOOD E/S & SONAR RESPONSE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.6MTRS. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS) H5127/60 14.3.85 W CARD PILLAR LT BUOY, Q(9)15S, ESTABLISHED IN 525800N, 042112E APPROX. (NETHERLANDS NM 98/85 & MV HONGKONG CONTAINER HN, 24.2.85) - NM 895/85. 27.11.86 SHOWN AS SW 15.5MTRS IN 525804N, 042054E ON NETHERLANDS 1350 [AUG'83 EDN]. H4326/87 18.11.88 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 18MTRS [9FMS 5FT] IN 525759N, 042112E. (NETHERLANDS NM 523/88) - NM 3648/88. HH340/350/01 27.2.89 DELETE W CARD BUOY. (NETHERLANDS NM 90/89) - NM 788/89. 10.8.89 SW 15.5MTRS IN 525759.4N, 042113.2E. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS, JAN'88 EDN, NO.Q2 667) 11.7.02 SHOWN AS WKS SW 18MTRS IN 5257.933N, 0421.120E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 2322 [2ND EDN MAR'02, CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 2322. HH340/630/05 11.11.02 DELETE LEGEND 'WKS'. (NETH NM 44/550/02). - NM ACTION. 28.5.10 SHOWN AS SW 17.9MTRS IN 5257.952N, 0421.132E [WGD] ON BA 126 [EDN 1 DTD 2.8.07, 1:60,000, CO-PRODUCTION].
Last Amended Date Sep 28, 2025

Circumstances of loss

22.10.60 DEVELOPED A LEAK, WHILE UNDER TOW OF TUGS TRADESMAN AND MASTERMAN, AND EVENTUALLY SANK. (LL, 22.10.60)

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 52 57.944 N,4 21.164 E
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