Motor Vessel Wreck Pa 68612

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
13 21.883 N,109 16.55 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 13.364717
  • Longitude: 109.275833
Water Depth 4 m
Water Level Effect covers and uncovers
Vertical Datum Lowest Low Water
Type motor vessel
Flag PA
Length 102.4 m
Width 14.9 m
Draught 7.6
Tonnage 3319
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo timber
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1972
Original Source Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports
Surveying Details 6.4.72 GROUNDED IN 132153N, 1091633E. (LL 207 3.4.72). NCA.
Last Amended Date Feb 7, 2006

Circumstances of loss

23.2.72 PASSAGE MANILA FOR TAIWAN. CAUGHT FIRE IN ROUGH SEAS OFF LUZON IN 184300N 1195300E ON 23.2.72. 2 CREW WERE LOST. THE REST ABANDONED. THE BLAZING VESSEL DRIFTED ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, BEING FOUND AGROUND AT THE END OF MARCH 25 MILES SOUTH OF QUI NHON IN 132153N 1061633E. SHE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY STRIPPED BY LOCAL NATIVES. (MSD).

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