Skansen Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
|
Skansen Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 52.76 N,10 50.013 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 9 m |
| Water Depth | 17 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Sea Level |
| Name | SKANSEN |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | DK |
| Tonnage | 199 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Sep 29, 1978 |
| Original Detection Year | 1978 |
| Last Detection Year | 2015 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H3050/75 20.10.78 WK WITH MAST VISIBLE REPD IN 545248N, 105005E. (NAVAREA I 272/78) - NCA YET, AWAIT NM. 3.10.78 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 545000N, 105000E IN 17MTRS. (LL, 5.10.78). NCA. H3050/75 29.11.78 WK IN 545248N, 105005E. (COPENHAGEN NM 1618(T)/78). NCA YET. 22.3.79 VESSEL CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. (LL, 21.3.79). NCA. H3050/75 29.1.80 WK HAS BEEN DISPERSED TO A DEPTH OF 9MTRS. (COPENHAGEN NM 1746/79). NCA, PLOTS TOO CLOSE TO HOJBJERG E LT. SEP 2015/000224411 16.11.15 NOT SHOWN ON DANISH 142. [ED22, OCT 2015]. AMEND DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 16, 2015 |
Circumstances of loss
5.10.78 VESSEL WAS EMPLOYED ESTABLISHING A LT BN IN THE GREAT BELT WHEN IT STRUCK THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE BN, SHE SANK IN 15MINS. (LL, 5.10.78).
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