Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Texaco caribbean (forward section), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 58.981 N,1 17.421 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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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: TEXACO CARIBBEAN (FORWARD SECTION)
Lengte 175.3 meter, breedte: 23.8 meter, diepgang: 9.8, tonnage 13604 ton
Lading: ballast
Oorzaak: Built in 1965 by kieler howaldtswerke, kiel. owned at time of loss by texaco panama inc. exploded, broke in two and both sections sank following a collision in thick fog with peruvian mv 'paracas'. 8 men lost from crew of 30. passage terneuzen for trinidad in ballast. next day the 'brandenburg' (qv) ran into the submerged wreckage and sank nearby. six and a half weeks later and despite the wks being marked by a wreck marking vessel and a ring of wk buoys, the'niki' (qv) ran into the wreckage and sank. (msd).
Jaar registratie: 1971
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 26 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 145 cm
Bekend sinds: 1971, laatst gedetecteerd: 2006
Details metingen/cartografie: H2088/71 15.1.71 FORWARD SECTION, DEPTH 6FT, FOUND IN 505843N, 011812E. (MOD SIG DTD 13.1.71). H2088/71 19.1.71 WK 1FM IN 505857N, 011731E, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S, RAFL IN 505804N, 011845E. (TH NM 17/71).
- NM 154/71. H2088/71 22.4.71 H2088/71 22.4.71 LOCATED IN 505857N, 011754E. SWEPT BY TH TO 4FT. PROBABLE LEAST DEPTH 4FT. DISPERSAL OPERATIONS LIKELY TO TAKE ONE YEAR TO COMMENCE. (HMS KEDLESTON, 19.1.71 & TH NM 34/71). LC 1892. H(710/71 18.6.71 SITUATION AS AT 8.5.71: MAST REMOVED, FORECASTLE DECK, TO DEPTH 71FT, CUT, LIFTED & LAID ON FLAT SEABED. LEAST DEPTH APPROX 35FT. HOPE TO COMPLETE BY SUMMER 1972. (PROGRESS REPORT 1971 OF MEETING OF COASTAL STATES). H4667/70 1.10.71 FIXED IN 505856.5N, 011731E [OGB] USING HSA. ABOUT 0.5C SW OF CHARTED POSN. (RISDON BEAZLEY, HN 19.9.71). 17.5.72 CLEARED TO 70FT. SOME OF THE WK BUOYS TO BE WITHDRAWN 13.5.72. (LL, 17.5.72). H4667/70 1.6.72 ALL WK BUOYS WITHDRAWN & G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S, RAFL ESTABLISHED IN 505904N, 011830E. (TH NM 46/72).
- NM 1027(P)/72 & NM 1093/72. 21.6.72 EXTRA G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S, RAFL LAID IN 505914N, 011827E. (TH NM 51/72). NCA. H4667/70 23.10.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 11FMS 4FT 'WKS' [COMBINED WITH AFT SECTION]. (TH NM 68/72).
- NM 2057(P)/72 & NM BLOCK 2197/72. 30.3.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 21.3MTRS IN 505857N, 011731E. NC 1892. H4199/78 3.10.78 LOCATED 17.10.77 IN 505856N, 011731E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.2MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BREADTH 40MTRS. LYING N/S. FOUL AREAS, NOT SEEN ON E/S, EXIST 290DEGS, 145MTRS; 255DEGS, 150MTRS & 175DEGS, 115MTRS FROM LEAST DEPTH POSN. (HMS BULLDOG HI 35/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H2330/84 3.3.86 EXAM'D 27.11.85 IN 505856N, 011732E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.1 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. HYDROSEARCH SHADOW HT 5.7MTRS, LENGTH 40.4MTRS. LYING N/S. TWO AREAS OF WRECKAGE, WITH NO VERTICAL EXTENT LIE 260DEGS, 140MTRS AND 185DEGS, 120MTRS FROM S END OF WK. CHART AS SWEPT TO 21.1MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240B).
- NM 799/86. HH091/159/01 31.8.07 LOCATED 12.7.06 IN 5058.981N, 0117.421E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.27 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 28.9MTRS, WIDTH 19.7MTRS, HT 5.2MTRS. LIES 145/325 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT WITH DEBRIS ITEMS NEARBY. RETAIN SW 21MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIAL WK WITH FRAGMENTS CLOSE BY
Positie: 50 58.981 N,1 17.421 E