Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Rio colorado, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 55 0.967 N,1 22.694 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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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: RIO COLORADO
Lengte 103.6 meter, breedte: 15.2 meter, diepgang: 6.7, tonnage 3565 ton
Lading: grain
Oorzaak: ex-sheila. built in 1903 by w doxford & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by london-american trading co. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 300nhp, single shaft. passage montevideo for newcastle-upon-tyne. struck mine laid by uc-50. 10 men lost. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1917
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 18 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 90 cm
Bekend sinds: 1917, laatst gedetecteerd: 2012
Details metingen/cartografie: H1947/17 2.4.17 SUNK IN POSN 550050N, 012241W. BUOY EASTWARD FROM WRECK. - FNM 186/17. H3095/18 30.5.18 BEING DISPERSED. (TH). H7622/18 17.12.18 WK DANGEROUS FOR VESSELS OF DEEP DRAUGHT. LEAST DEPTH OVER WAS 6FMS AT DISTANCE 7 CABLES EASTWARD OF ENTRANCE TO THE RIVER TYNE IN 550050N, 012241W. LEAST DEPTH OF 6FMS. (SNO TYNE).
- NM118/19. H3788/19 13.5.19 550050N, 012220W OR 1824YDS S 77E(MAGNETIC) FROM N PIER LIGHTHOUSE. LEAST DEPTH OVER IT 55FT. THE WRECK BUOY IS PLACED 5YDS TO SOUTHWARD. H352/20 13.1.20 BUOY DISAPPEARED AND WILL NOT BE REPLACED. LEAST DEPTH 43FT. (TH LETTER). BR STD. H2002/25 25.3.25 WRECK LOCATED. LEAST DEPTH OVER 44FT. (HMS FITZROY). BR STD. H1657/62 11.5.62 LOCATED BY HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 60FT. SCOUR DEPTH 62FT. (HMS SHACKLETON 1962). H1657/62 2.7.62 SWEPT CLEAR 35FT, FOUL 36FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36FT IN 61-64FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H1657/62 2.7.62 G CON BUOY, FL(3)G, 15 SEC CLOSE SE. (THNM 46/62). AMENDED TO WK 5FMS 5FT WITH BUOY
- NM 1407/62. H1657/62 2.3.64 H1657/62 2.3.64 CONTRACT PLACED FOR DISPERSAL TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 45FT. (TH). H1657/62 2.11.65 AMENDED TO SW 8FMS 1FT AND BUOY DELETED. (TH 20.10.65).
- NM 2111/65. H4871/68 17.10.69 CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 49FT, FOUL AT 50FT. GEN DEPTH 60FT. 15.5.73 AMENDED TO SW 14.9MTRS. NC 152. HH090/796/01 5.1.98 EXAM'D 25.7.98 IN 550057.6N, 012242.6W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.2, FOUL 15.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.3 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.9MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. BADLY BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED WK DEBRIS. POSSIBLE BOW OR STERN TO WEST OF DEBRIS AREA. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMEND TO SW 15.2MTRS. BR STD. HH091/177/01 2.7.07 EXAM'D 13.3.07 IN 5500.967N, 0122.694W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.84 IN GEN DEPTH 18.5MTRS. LENGTH 80.0MTRS, WIDTH 16.1MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. IN TWO MAIN SECTIONS SOME 30MTRS APART. DEBRIS FIELD AROUND WK. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1177). RETAIN SW 15.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 12.7.12 LOCATED 1.7.11 IN 5501.960N (SIC), 0122.690W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.18 IN GEN DEPTH 18.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 102MTRS, WIDTH 34MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS WITH BOWS W. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1359). NCA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED. ?BOWS EAST
Positie: 55 0.967 N,1 22.694 W