Gino Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
|
Gino Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
48 17.163 N,5 40.045 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 82 m |
| Water Depth | 115 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | GINO |
| Type | bulk carrier |
| Flag | LR |
| Length | 216.4 m |
| Width | 28.7 m |
| Draught | 12.5 |
| Tonnage | 28695 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | minerals,general and mixed goods,foodstuffs: solid,oil |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 28, 1979 |
| Original Detection Year | 1979 |
| Last Detection Year | 2019 |
| Original Source | Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports |
| Surveying Details | H3464/70 9.5.79 SANK IN 481730N, 053936W, APPROX. (LL, 30.4.79). INS AS WK USC PA 30FMS. BR STD. 4.5.79 SUBMARINE PHOTOGRAPHS CONFIRM VESSEL LYING INTACT IN 363FT OF WATER. NO IMMEDIATE RISK OF POLLUTION. (LL, 4.5.79). H3464/70 24.5.79 YELLOW BUOY, ISO.Y.4S, RAREFL, LAID IN 481706N, 054018W [EUR]. NAVIGATION WITHIN 1M OF BUOY; MOORING, SWEEPING, AND TRAWLING WITHIN 5M OF BUOY PROHIBITED. (NAVAREA II 149/79). NCA YET, AWAIT FRENCH NM. H2664/76 17.7.79 Y BUOY, FL.Y, CONFIRMED IN 481706N, 054018W [EUR]. ABOVE RESTRICTIONS ALSO CONFIRMED, EXCEPT THAT RESTRICTED AREA FOR FISHING, ETC. NOW 12M RADIUS CENTRED ON BUOY. (FRENCH NM 80 27 25). - NM 1775/79. 26.11.70 SHOWN AS NDW IN 481706N, 054036W [EUR] ON FRENCH 4735. H1940/82 10.3.83 BUOY WITHDRAWN. OTHER RESTRICTIONS REMAIN IN FORCE. (FRENCH NM 82 08 35). - NM 713/82 & NM 2231/83. 14.7.86 SHOWN AS WK USC 50MTRS IN 481730N, 053936W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6989 [1986 EDN]. BR STD. 24.6.93 POSN NOW 481708N, 053947E [EUR]. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 102MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1986). HH353/400/01 24.6.93 RESTRICTIONS WITHIN 12M RADIUS OF WK NOW LIFTED. (FRENCH NM 32 19 93). ASSUME 1M PROHIBITION STILL REMAINS. AMEND POSN TO 481708N, 053947W [EUR]. BR STD. DELETE 12M RESTRICTION AREA AND LEGEND. - NM 2036/93. 27.7.00 SHOWN IN 4817.18N, 0539.80W [EUR], PROHIBITED AREA NO LONGER SHOWN ON FRENCH 7066 [1987 EDN CORR TO 1995]. BR STD. 15.7.03 WK USC 66MTRS SHOWN IN 4817.100N, 0539.900W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7066 [2ND EDN 2003, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. HH353/400/04 9.10.03 NOW WK 83MTRS IN 4817.16N, 0540.06W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 03 37 09). - NM 5069/03. SEP 2009000084718 21.1.10 SHOWN IN 4817.182N, 0540.074W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7066 [INT 1800] [3RD EDN 2006 CORRECT TO 25-37-09, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. SEP 2015/000257549 20.1.16 SHOWN AS WK 82MTRS IN 4817.163N, 0540.045W [WGD] ON FR370660. (EDN 5.0, DTD 5.11.15). AMEND NDW 82MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 23, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1969 BY CANTIERI NAVALI BREDA, VENICE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY VERRAZANO SHIPPING CORPORATION. PASSAGE PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS FOR LE HAVRE. CARGO 32000 TONS FEED STOCK CARBON BLACK OIL. COLLIDED IN FOG WITH NORWEGIAN M TANKER TEAM CASTOR AND SANK STERN FIRST. CREW RECOVERED. SOME 1000 TONS OF FUEL WERE LOST RESULTING IN A LARGE SLICK. CARGO OF CARBON BLACK OIL, WHICH HAS A RELATIVE DENSITY OF 1.09, WAS SIGHTED BY SUBMERSIBLE AS BEING CONTAINED WITHIN THE INTACT VESSEL DUE TO THE LOW TEMPERATURES AT DEPTH. (MSD)
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
48 17.163 N,5 40.045 W
Gino on Wreck Map
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