MS Hans Hedtoft 1959
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | MS Hans Hedtoft | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1959 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | passenger-cargo ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Ice | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Denmark | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Greenland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 56 km from land |
| Position | 59.5000, -43.0000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
MS Hans Hedtoft was a Danish cargo passenger liner that struck an iceberg and sank on 30 January 1959 on her maiden voyage off the coast of Western Greenland. The only piece of the wreckage found was a lifebelt.
Location
- Recorded position: 59.5000, -43.0000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
- Nearest coast: Greenland
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article MS Hans Hedtoft (revision 1327186679), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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