Caribbean Trader Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
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Caribbean trader Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
22 23.5 N,89 38.6 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 0 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Low Water Springs |
| Name | CARIBBEAN TRADER |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | LR |
| Length | 100 m |
| Width | 14.2 m |
| Draught | 6.4 |
| Tonnage | 2811 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | ballast |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 6, 1963 |
| Original Detection Year | 1963 |
| Last Detection Year | 1981 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H655/64 19.2.64 H655/64 19.2.64 ST IN 222330N, 893836W. (HAMBURG NM 5031/63). - NM 327/64. H655/64 9.3.64 H655/64 9.3.64 ST REPORTED IN 222405N, 893830W. CONSIDERED TO BE THIS VESSEL. (USHN 6630/63). H4978 2.10.69 H4978 2.10.69 GIVES A GOOD RADAR TARGET AT 10 MILES. (HAMBURG NM 3423/69). H4978/69 2.8.74 H4978/69 2.8.74 ST CONSPIC IN 222400N, 8938300W. (FRENCH NM 26/45/74). NCA. 18.12.81 18.12.81 SHOWN AS DW IN 222240N, 894000W ON US 28015. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 17, 2009 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1943 BY G T DAVIE & SONS LTD, LAUZON, QUEBEC. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PLYMOUTH NAVIGATION CO INC. PASSAGE COATZACOALCOS FOR TAMPA. GROUNDED AND HEAVY SWELLS PUSHED THE SHIP FURTHER ONTO THE REEF. ALL HOLDS BECAM FLOODED. CREW RECOVERED. (MSD).
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