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  • Rick R.I.P.
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 10942

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    HOLSTENAU Imo 5153785

    HOLSTENAU,1962, - Bugsier-, Reederei-u.Bergungs AG, DEU Hamburg.

    Subsequent History:77 OCEAN FREEZE

    Disposal Data:scuttled 23.10N, probably in the Caribbean, 28.7.98


    Cox collection,unknown photographer.
  • Seadog Pete R.I.P.
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    • Oct 2012
    • 6273

    #2
    HOLSTENAU Imo 5153785

    HOLSTENAU unknown location, undated
    Photo collection:Peter Schliefke (copyright unknown)

    Built by F. Schichau GmbH, Bremerhaven, Yard-No.1708
    1956 GT, 1597 dwt ? 79,37 x 12,02 x 3,49m ‑ Dg.4,40m
    Engine:Kl?ckner Humboldt Deutz AG, 2000 bhp, 13 kn
    Launched:07-12-1961.Delivered:19-06-1962
    1962 HOLSTENAU Bugsier‑, Reederei‑ & Bergungs AG, Hamburg, Deu.(DNBB)
    1977 OCEAN FREEZE Trans Caribbean Lines Inc. (Panama), Panama, Pan.
    1980 OCEAN FREEZE Trans Caribbean Maritime Inc., Panama, Pan.
    1985 OCEAN FREEZE Fedros Ltd. (Bernuth Agencies Inc.), Panama, Pan.
    1998 OCEAN FREEZE unknown owner(s), Belize,Blz.
    Sunk as an artificial reef in 256 feet of water just north of Pacific Reef, 26 miles from Key Largo, on July 28, 1998.

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    OCEAN FREEZE
    Ocean Freeze remains are highlighted with a host of humorous oddities
    The Ocean Freeze has more than her fair share of the ?unusual?, even when
    it comes down to her name.
    This is one of those ?which came first, the chicken or the egg scenarios?.
    Numerous reports indicate that she was the Ocean Freeze, and then
    became the Scott Mason Chaite. Other reports indicate the reverse. After
    checking numerous sources I feel that Miami-Dade County Artificial Reef
    Program Database is about as correct as it can get. That being said, Scott
    Mason Chaite was her latest name, and is what she is buried with.

    Over and above the name issue, there are more unusual aspects you?ll find
    when visiting this wreck. For starters, the whole ship is upside down. This
    creates a rather unusual feel as you explore your way around her 297 foot length.

    Her complete orientation is so removed from the norm as to be almost
    surreal. Her rudder is her highest point, her frame resting on the inverted
    superstructure of her stern. Since she?s elevated upside down from the
    ocean floor, divers have almost a 20 foot pass through which allows ample
    room to penetrate openings, peek through portholes, and explore around
    and beneath her.

    The danger of her position is that one day her superstructure will
    eventually erode and break beneath her great weight. Anyone in the vicinity
    will be injured or killed, and of course it will certainly make future interior
    penetration impossible once this occurs.

    However, even when she does collapse, which is inevitable, she?ll still be
    an interesting dive as she?s fast becoming a very successful artificial reef.
    Numerous fish call her hulking form home, and coral, oyster, and sponges
    are beginning to attach to her.

    Not only are the marine life of great interest, this wreck still has some very
    interesting artifacts littered on, and around her, some from her past, and
    some from past divers leaving personal if not unusual mementos behind.
    Source:http://www.florida-keys-vacation.com...#axzz1sfAdcBzW
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    • Rick R.I.P.
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2012
      • 10942

      #3
      HOLSTENAU Imo 5153785

      HOLSTENAU,1962, - Bugsier-, Reederei-u.Bergungs AG, DEU Hamburg. 1956 grt x Schichau,Bremerhaven.

      Subsequent History:77 OCEAN FREEZE

      Disposal Data:scuttled 23.10N, probably in the Caribbean, 28.7.98

      Rick Cox collection,unknown photographer.

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      • Rick R.I.P.
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2012
        • 10942

        #4
        HOLSTENAU Imo 5153785

        HOLSTENAU,1962, - Bugsier-, Reederei-u.Bergungs AG, DEU Hamburg. 1956 grt x Schichau,Bremerhaven.

        Subsequent History:77 OCEAN FREEZE

        Disposal Data:scuttled 23.10N, probably in the Caribbean, 28.7.98


        Rick Cox collection,unknown photographer.

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