Michelina Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing mast/masts |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Michelina Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
37 11.773 N,15 13.95 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 38 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Low Water Springs |
| Name | MICHELINA |
| Flag | IT |
| Length | 76.5 m |
| Width | 10.3 m |
| Draught | 5.5 |
| Tonnage | 1239 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | salt |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 23, 1928 |
| Original Detection Year | 1928 |
| Last Detection Year | 1930 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H1760/28 17.3.28 WK IN 371150N, 151400E APPROX. (GENOA NM 36/85). NCA, POSN TOO VAGUE TO CHART. EXTREMITY OF FOREMAST ONLY VISIBLE ABOVE WATER. (GENOA NM 41/108). NCA. FOREMAST WASHED AWAY. (GENOA NM 48/127). NCA. BLACK CONL BUOY MARKS WK. (GENOA NM 59/147). NCA. H1760/28 8.1.29 BUOY WASHED AWAY. (GENOA NM 197/477). NCA. H1760/28 13.6.30 WK BEING WASHED AWAY, NO DANGER. BUOY NOT TO BE REPLACED. (GENOA NM 97/232). AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 7, 2004 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1879 BY BARTRAM, HASWELL & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SALV. ALTIERI. ON PASSAGE FROM AUGUSTA FOR GENOA. STRUCK A ROCK & SANK. (DODS).
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