Fu Shan Hai

If you have any information, pictures, videoclips, documents, eye witness reports, or other items of interest, please share them with the rest of us.
I can be reached by the mail form or

The diving ban has been lifted to day

Tuesday, January 30, 2007, 07:25 AM
Posted by The Fu Shan Hai Project

Fu Shan Hai - Northern Europes largest wreck.
225 meters long - 33 meters wide - 69 meters deep

The diving ban has been lifted to day, januar 30. 2007

On a sunny day in May 2003 the two ships: Fu Shan Hai and Gdynia collided just 3 nautical miles of the Danish island Bornholm. Only 8 hours later Fu Shan Hai vanished from the calm waters of the Baltic, only to end at 69 meters of water at the bottom of the ocean.

The wreck was secured from oil leeks, but despite the good visibility around Bornholm the wreck was banned for diving. Much to the regret for all the Danish, Swedish and German divers who now had the biggest wreck in Northern European waters on their doorstep.

From July 29. to August 5. 2006 a group of Technical Divers have been given permission to dive the wreck and document the condition. If the project is a success the Danish Authorities will consider removing the ban.

The project is completed

We have completed 68 dives on the wreck. This is a bit lees than expected but we had some windy weather for four days.

Pics by Lars Kirkegaard, DYK. Click on the pics for at larger image.

add comment ( 863 views ) | 0 trackbacks | permalink

History

Sunday, October 29, 2006, 07:44 AM
Posted by The Fu Shan Hai Project

Fu Shan Hai and Gdynia collided on 31 May 2003 approx. 3 nautical miles NNW of Hammer Odde on Bornholm. Fu Shan Hai got a comprehensive leakage in port side of the ship at the collision.

After the collision, Fu Shan Hai stayed afloat but the bow kept sinking as the hours went by. After the collision the master realised that the ship was in danger of sinking and he transmitted a MAYDAY distress signal. At approx. 1330 hours, the crew had abandoned the ship in two life boats wherefrom they were picked up by ships that had arrived after the collision and they were sailed to Bornholm. The master, the chief officer and an engineer were transferred to a vessel where they could assist at the subsequent work.

At 2049 hours the same evening Fu Shan Hai sank. The Chinese Bulk Carrier Fa Shan Hai now rest at 68 meters dept just 3 NM from the danish island Bornholm.

[Source:The Danish Maritime Autority]

Fu Shan Hai is going down Fu Shan Hai sank with a harmless cargo of fertliser. However the ships own 1680 tons of oil (heavy fuel oil) created a hazard for the environment/sea. In the months following the sinking, around 1460 tons of oil was removed.

After the clean up operation was completed the Danish Maritime Autority banned diving on the wreck.