Suhiwa Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | lifted |
|
Suhiwa Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
0 3.5 S,103 57.5 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 27 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Lower Low Water |
| Name | SUHIWA |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | ID |
| Length | 61.6 m |
| Width | 9.8 m |
| Draught | 3.4 |
| Tonnage | 807 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 14, 1985 |
| Original Detection Year | 1985 |
| Last Detection Year | 1987 |
| Original Source | national HO authority radio navigational warning |
| Markers | E CARD, Q(3) 10S, 0.7M NE. |
| Surveying Details | H5088/77 24.5.85 SANK IN 000330S, 1035730E. (DG SEACOMM, TELEX 17.5.85). H5088/77 14.6.85 COLLISION IN POSN 000300S, 1035745E. (LL 1.6.85). NCA YET. H5088/77 2.10.85 REPORTED SUNK IN 000330S, 1035730E. (INDON NM 293/85). INS AS DWPA. - NM 2731/85. H3295/86 21.8.86 MARKED BY E CARD BUOY, Q(3) 10S, IN 000300S, 1035800E. (DG SEACOM TELEX 6.8.86). - NM 2602/86. H5088/77 6.1.87 ESTABLISHMENT OF BUOY CONFIRMED. (INDON NM 434/86). NFA. H5088/77 13.8.87 WK AND BUOY REMOVED. (DG SEACOMM, TELEX 3.7.87). AMEND DEAD. - NM 2598/87. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 13, 1987 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH INDONESIAN MV PERGANDA.
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