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Witte zee


Witte zee
 
Witte zee  
Dive Category Wreck
Dive Type Band 40
Max. depth: 33 (M)
Trip Time: 5H :00M

Minimum number of divers: 8

Max Depth - 33m
Tonnage - 328
Length - 131
Date sunk - 23 Feb 1964
Type of vessel - Dutch tug
How sunk - Holed on a rock
Former names - None
Wreck height - 6m

In thick fog the ocean going motor tug Witte Zee attempted to assist a ship Brother George who had ran aground when she stuck a rock. All the crew were rescued.

The wreck is almost upright and intact, although she is beginning to show signs of breaking up. In the past she has been a popular dive site.