Where is the KADIO wreck located?

The KADIO wreck is located at coordinates 29 55.914 N,32 30.246 E.

How deep is the seabed around the KADIO?

The seabed around the KADIO lies at approximately 4 meters deep.

When did the KADIO sink?

The KADIO sank on Oct 20, 1941.

When was the wreck of the KADIO discovered?

The wreck of the KADIO was discovered in 1941.

What cargo was the KADIO carrying?

The KADIO was carrying chemicals.

What was the tonnage of the KADIO?

The KADIO had a tonnage of 1430 tons.

What type of wreck is the KADIO?

The KADIO is classified as a motor vessel.

Kadio Wreck

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Kadio Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	29 55.914 N,32 30.246 E
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 29.931900 Longitude: 32.504100
Water Depth	4 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	KADIO
Type	motor vessel
Flag	GR
Length	73.2 m
Width	11 m
Draught	4.6
Sonar Length	125
Sonar Width	50
Orientation	45
Tonnage	1430
Tonnage Type	gross
Cargo	chemicals
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk	Oct 20, 1941
Bottom Texture	Mud
Original Detection Year	1941
Last Detection Year	2024
Original Source	other
Last Amended Date	Jan 2, 2025
Limits	4,31 32.5045612,29.9318022 32.5044354,29.931763 32.5041749,29.93163 32.5039503,29.9315127 32.5038245,29.9314579 32.5036898,29.9314501 32.5036089,29.9314892 32.5035371,29.9315283 32.5034742,29.9315753 32.5034203,29.93163 32.5034023,29.9316926 32.5034113,29.931763 32.5034652,29.9318178 32.5035101,29.9318726 32.5036,29.931943 32.5036898,29.9319978 32.5038964,29.9320838 32.5042557,29.9322247 32.5043995,29.9323186 32.5044803,29.9323577 32.5045881,29.9323264 32.504651,29.9322716 32.5046959,29.9322012 32.5047229,29.932076 32.5047588,29.9320369 32.5047678,29.9320212 32.5048037,29.9319665 32.5047947,29.9318961 32.5047318,29.9318569 32.504651,29.9318413 32.5045612,29.9318022

Surveying Details

H02746/41 5.11.41 DW IN 295556N, 323227E, OR 044DEGS, 1.49M FROM W BN. (ADMIRALTY) - PFNM 2591/41 & FNM 374/42. H02746/41 18.2.44 FUNNEL VISIBLE. (ADMIRALTY) - NM 351/44. H02746/41 8.7.44 CONL LT BUOY, FL.3S ESTABLISHED CLOSE NW OF WK. (ADMIRALTY) - NM 1454/44. H3707/65 7.7.66 STATED AS ST MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FL.3S. (FRENCH NM 66.23.31) NC 3214. H5962/69 10.12.69 EUR POSN: 295600N, 323234E. NC 3214. H5968/69 27.2.75 ST IN 295603N, 323142.5E, OR 357DEGS, 1.4M FROM GREEN IS. LT. (BREST NM 75-04-55T) NCA YET. NAVIND 018/75 ISSUED. H5968/69 20.6.75 ST IN 295604N, 323141.7E. (US NM 62193/12/75) NCA. H5968/69 17.11.75 ST IN 295615N, 323239E, NO BUOY. (MV WARWICKSHIRE HN WAR/3 18.9.75) R/S. H5198/70 23.11.76 REPD ST PA IN 295606N, 323248E, NO BUOY. (HAMBURG NM 3767/76) NCA. H3751/76 9.12.76 ST PA SHOWN IN 295603N, 323141E [WGC] ON US 56082. H2089/71 18.4.79 ST REPD IN 295550N, 323007E [GERMAN CHART DATUM], G CONL LT BUOY, FL.R IN 295600N, 323231E & G CONL LT BUOY, FL.G IN 295558N, 323227E. (HAMBURG NM 1049/79) NCA. 29.1.80 DW SHOWN IN 295600N, 323234E [EUR] ON SURVEY[K8027/3]. NE 3214. H4327/78 1.2.80 OUTLINE OF WK, LYING SW/NE, BOWS SW, SHOWN IN 295559N, 323016E [EUR], OR 317DEGS, 1.44M FROM W BN ON SURVEY [K8027/3]. CHART AS STF. NC 3214. H5968/69 3.9.81 DW, REFERRED TO AS MV CADIOS, IN 295600N, 323234E. LIFTED & DUMPED ON ETULEH SHOALS IN 295559N, 323016E. (EGYPTIAN NM 13/81) DW IN 295600N, 323234E DELETED. STF RETAINED. - NM 2153/81. 24.7.91 CHARTED AS DWP IN 295555N, 323227E [WGD]. NC 3214. HH476/401/01 25.3.93 SHOWN AS DWP ON SURVEY K8027/3 [PHOTOS].

Circumstances of loss

VESSEL, BUILT 1911 BY S.P. AUSTIN & SON WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES, CAUGHT FIRE & SANK FOLLOWING EXPLOSION AT SUEZ, OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MME K.G. SIGALAS. (DODS)

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WRECK MAP LOADING ... 29 55.914 N,32 30.246 E

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