Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Pontos, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 42.878 N,0 34.809 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)
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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: PONTOS
Lengte 91.4 meter, breedte: 12.8 meter, diepgang: 5.3, tonnage 2710 ton
Oorzaak: Built in 1895 by richardson, duck & co, stockton-on-tees. owned at time of loss by a c de freitas & co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 246nhp, single shaft. sank following collision with ss star of new zealand (4712 tons), which recovered the passengers & crew from ship's boats. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1974
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 27 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 60 cm
Bekend sinds: 1974, laatst gedetecteerd: 20150607
Details metingen/cartografie: H4959/73 29.10.74 WK IN 504250N, 003455E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.4MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, SIGNAL DTD 23.10.74). NCA YET. H4959/73 6.5.75 LOCATED 18.9.74 IN 504250N, 003455E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27-33MTRS. NO SCOUR. VERY SMALL. POSSIBLE WK ON TOP OF 9MTR HIGH ROCK CLIFF. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). BR STD. H4121/76 3.8.76 DIVERS REPORT LARGE SHIP LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE BOWS TOWARDS 295DEGS. APPROX 4MTRS HIGH OFF THE SEABED WHICH CONSISTS OF COARSE SAND. HIGHEST POINT CENTRE SECTION. BACK MAY BE BROKEN. BOW AND STERN DISAPPEARS INTO SEABED. VERY LARGE HOLE NEAR THE BOWS. (HMS BRONINGTON, REPORT FOR HI 41/76). NCA. HH090/611/01 25.1.95 EXAM'D 16.11.94 IN 504252.8N, 003448.3E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.3 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. MAINLY INTACT WITH FEW PIECES OF DEBRIS NEARBY. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. INCONCLUSIVE SWEEP UNDERTAKEN IN POOR CONDITIONS GAVE A FOUL AT 22.2MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). AMEND TO SW 22MTRS IN 504250.6N, 003454.1E [OGB].
- NM 520/95. HH100/351/21 12.9.05 DIVED IN 5042.863N, 0034.797E [WGD]. WK IS TWISTED, MOSTLY UPRIGHT BUT PARTLY INVERTED. BADLY BROKEN DOWN. IDENTIFIED AS PONTOS BY ARTEFACTS. (M GRIGGS, TELECON). NCA. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 7.6.15; IN 5042.878N, 0034.809E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.41MTRS, GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. LENGTH 96MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 060/240. SCOUR 32MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 2.5MTRS. WK BROKEN PARTIALLY BROKEN, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED
Positie: 50 42.878 N,0 34.809 E