Wreck of SS Monagas
Venezuela
- Position
- About 12.1° N, 70.2° W (within about 10 km)
- Sank
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- Cause
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- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised to protect a war grave
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
A vessel lost in 1942, during a world war, by enemy action. Wrecks lost in war are treated as war graves.
This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 70%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
SS Monagas was a Venezuelan tanker that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-502 in the Gulf of Venezuela 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Punta Macolla on 16 February 1942 while she was travelling from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Aruba while carrying a cargo of oil products.
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About this wreck
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