Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Emma, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 55 41.044 N,1 34.976 W (55.802333333333, -1.8619333333333)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: EMMA
Lengte 87 meter, breedte: 11.5 meter, tonnage 2142 ton
Lading: iron ingots,animals (land & sea) and birds,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,wood: unprocessed and products,oil
Oorzaak: grounded and broke up. passage sundsvaill for manchester. crew of 20. 3 managed to man the ship's boat but were washed away. remainder rescued by the n sunderland lifeboat. next day the ship's boat was spotted out to sea and the 3 men were rescued. ex- eshcolbrook, built 1892 by w gray & co., ltd., with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine, 2 boilers, single shaft. renamed emma in 1913 & owned at time of loss by angfartygs a/b emma, gefle, sweden. stranded on knivestone in bad weather, floated off during the night and drifted away sinking some distance away from the rocks. (r young)
Jaar registratie: 2001
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 61 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 328 cm
Bekend sinds: 2001, laatst gedetecteerd: 20190605
Details metingen/cartografie: HH090/915/01 15.1.02 EXAM'D 11.6.01 IN 5541.045N, 0134.986W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.5 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 96MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LIES 146/326DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 326DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, BROKEN AND COLLAPSED. NETTED. (GARDLINE, HI 915). BR STD. HH100/351/20 9.7.03 HAS BEEN DIVED IN 5541.041N, 0134.978W [WGD]. VISIBILITY WAS POOR BUT DIVERS SAY WK IS COMPLETELY FESTOONED WITH ROPES (NOT NETS) ALL OVER. SO MUCH SO THAT DIVE ABORTED. (R YOUNG, EMAIL DTD 8.7.03). NCA. 21.4.10 RESEARCH USING LONDON TIMES DATABASE WHICH STATES THAT SS EMMA WHICH GROUNDED ON KNIVESTONE, FLOATED OFF AND DRIFTED AWAY BEFORE SINKING. DIMENSIONS OF VESSEL WOULD INDICATE THAT THIS WRECK COULD POSSIBLY BE EMMA. (R YOUNG, E-MAIL DTD 21.4.10) RECORD AMENDED TO EMMA (POSSIBLY) NCA. SEP 2021/000090526 22.6.21 EXAM'D 5.6.19 IN 5541.044N, 0134.976W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.30MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS, HT 7.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 328/148 DEGS. WK UPRIGHT, LARGELY INTACT WITH FORWARD PART BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (MERITAITO, HI1591). AMEND DW 15.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & BROKEN, COLLAPSED, BOWS NW, FESTOONED WITH ROPES
Positie: 55 41.044 N,1 34.976 W