Buitenzorg Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Buitenzorg Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
56 30.284 N,5 44.476 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 74 m |
| Water Depth | 79 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | BUITENZORG |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | NL |
| Length | 136.1 m |
| Width | 16.5 m |
| Draught | 10.4 |
| Sonar Length | 146 |
| Sonar Width | 42 |
| Shadow Height | 12 |
| Orientation | 173 |
| Tonnage | 7073 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,rubber,foodstuffs: solid |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 14, 1941 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 2011 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H0397/41 26.2.41 H0397/41 26.2.41 NDW IN 563018N, 054424W. (ADMIRALTY). - NM 458/41. H5249/73 14.1.74 H5249/73 14.1.74 LOCATED IN 563015N, 054428W [OGB] USING HSA. LEAST DEPTH 77 IN GEN DEPTH 85MTRS. SCOUR 91MTRS. SEABED SAND & MUD. TWO ECHOES PICKED UP ON ADJACENT SOUNDING LINES 100MTRS APART. LIES NW/SE. (NAVAL BOAT PARTY 5640(M), HI 46/74, H525 NO.4/73). AMEND TO WK 42FMS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 7.11.74 7.11.74 AMEND TO WK 77MTRS. NC 2390. 15.11.76 15.11.76 REPORTED MARKED BY SMALL COLOURED BUOY TO ESTABLISH SALVORS RIGHTS PRIOR TO COMMENCING SALVAGE IN SPRING 1977. (MR A MUNDY, TELECON 15.11.76). 17.11.82 17.11.82 CARGO STATED TO BE TEA, PIG IRON, BUT RUBBER IS REPD TO BE COMING ASHORE. (MR JEFFRIES, OBAN, TELECON). 13.1.83 13.1.83 WK BEING MARKED BY BUOY TO ESTABLISH SALVAGE RIGHTS. DETAILS TO FOLLOW. (MR RIDLER, TELECON). 3.3.83 3.3.83 SALVAGE VESSEL NOW WORKING WK, USING RCV. RUBBER HAS BEEN SEEN. WK POSN CORRECT BUT DEPTH THOUGHT IN ERROR. FURTHER REPORT TO FOLLOW. (MR JEFFRIES, TELECON). H1310/85 2.5.85 H1310/85 2.5.85 SURVEY, FOLLOWED BY 28 DAYS SALVAGE CARRIED OUT IN FEB/MAR '83. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED WAS 72MTRS. STERN LIES IN 90MTRS & BOW IN 103MTRS. VESSEL IS FAIRLY INTACT, LYING WITH ABOUT 25DEG STBD LIST & LARGE HOLE IN STBD SIDE ABAFT NO.2 HOLD FOR'D. CURRENTS EXPERIENCED AROUND WK WERE SLIGHT COMPARED TO THOSE AT SURFACE. (MR JEFFERIES, ABERDEEN DIVING SERVICES, 24.4.85). AMEND TO WK 72MTRS. BR STD. H1310/85/36 16.10.85 H1310/85/36 16.10.85 LOCATED IN 563014N, 054429W. GEN DEPTH [LWS] 80MTRS. (KILBURNS SALVAGE CO LTD, NEWPORT ON TAY, 12.10.85). NCA. 15.3.07 15.3.07 EUT POSN: 5030.240N, 0544.532W. NE 2390. 12.3.12 12.3.12 EXAM'D 29.10.11 IN 5630.284N, 0544.476W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 74.6 IN GEN DEPTH 79.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 146MTRS, WIDTH 42MTRS, HT 12MTRS [SIC]. LIES 173/353 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, GENERALLY INTACT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1364). ?BOWS N. AMEND WK 74MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 12, 2012 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1916 BY KON. MAATS DE SCHELDE, FLUSING. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD, ROTTERDAM. FIVE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 500 HP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE CALCUTTA FOR DUNDEE VIA OBAN. GROUNDED ON GREY ROCKS AND LATER SLIPPED OFF, SINKING IN DEEP WATER CLOSE BY. (SIBI, SHIPWRECKS OF THE W OF SCOTLAND [PHOTO], ARGYLL SHIPWRECKS).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
56 30.284 N,5 44.476 W
Buitenzorg on Wreck Map
Buitenzorg Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
UPRIGHT, INTACT, ?BOWS N