| BUKA |
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| Location |
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Place Name : East of Dunstanburgh |
Lat / Long : 55 ° 28 ' 39 '' North - 1 ° 29' 56'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : GPS |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : motor cargo vessel |
Built : 1931 |
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Shipyard : Groningen, Holland
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Hull material : steel |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 198 tonnes |
Length : 32.23 m |
Beam : 8.57 m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 07/04/1970 |
Cause : leak |
Date Found : |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
0 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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0 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
38 m |
43 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : SW |
Lying : Upright |
Condition : Intact |
Seabed Type : Sand
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Artifacts : very few because she was a MV |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : -
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : unknown |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 1 - hours |
0 - minutes |
After - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Beadnell beach/ramp
Also charters from Beadnell and Seahouses
45 mins to site |
Notes : |
Excellent dive, small wreck, intact, not much non ferrous about |
References : |
Shipwrecks of the NE Coast vol. 2 - see Underwater Bookshop |
Link to More Info : |
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| Information Provided by : |
| Name : Ron Young |
From a dive on : 11/09/2001 |
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| Supplementary Imformation |
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