This is the information page about the shipwreck Aeolian sky, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 30.608 N,2 8.413 W (50.510133, -2.140217)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: AEOLIAN SKY

Length 148.7 meter, width: 21.9 meter, draught: 9.1, tonnage 6540 ton
Load: containers,chemicals,general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1978 by hashihama zosen, tadutsu. owned at time of loss by proteus maritime co sa. passage london for dar-es-salaam. was nivolved in a major collision with german mv anna knuppel. later sank while under tow of french m tug languedoc in near gale-force weather. crew recovered. (msd).

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 9 cm

Known since: 1979, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: H2555/74 8.11.79 SANK, 092DEGS, 12M FROM PORTLAND BILL, IN 503029N, 020800W. (LL, 5.11.79). H2555/74 8.11.79 LOCATED IN 503030N, 020830W. DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. MARKED BY N CARD LT BUOY, VQKFL, 1C N OF WK, & 2 S CARD LT BUOYS, QKFL(6) & LFL 15S, 1C & 1.66C S OF WK. (TH, EAST COWES). - NAVAREA 313/79 ISSUED.

- NM 2783/79. H2555/74 13.11.79 POSN AMENDED TO 503036N, 020824W. (TH NM 8.11.79). H2555/74 21.12.79 POSN AMENDED TO 503029N, 020800W. (TH NM 16.11.79). N BUOY NOW REPD ONLY 400FT N OF WK. HUNDREDS OF CONTAINERS OF HIGHLY DANGEROUS CHEMICALS REPD WASHED ASHORE FROM THIS WK ONTO NW BEACHES OF ISLE OF WIGHT. (LL, 20.12.79). 25.1.80 DIVERS REPORT STRONGROOM DOOR FORCED & BANKNOTES WORTH 1.2 MILLION POUNDS HAVE DISAPPEARED. NOTES IN RUPEES FOR SEYCHELLES, HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELLED. (DAILY TELEGRAPH). H2555/74 3.3.80 FOLLOWING 3-DAY DIVING SURVEY REPORTED TO BE LYING ON SIDE WITH DECK CARGO LYING ON SURROUNDING SEABED. TRINITY HOUSE REQUIRE IT TO BE CUT DOWN TO 70FT AT LWS. COULD TAKE OVER A YEAR. (LL, 28.2.80). H2555/74 3.3.80 POSN BY DECCA CONFIRMED AS 503035N 020822W. COMPASS BRG AND RADAR RANGE & BRG 344DEGS, 6.5M TO WORBARROW TOUT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.5 IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS [LAT]. CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 10MTRS. PREVIOUSLY REPD POSN SEARCHED AND FOUND CLEAR. DUPLICATED S CARD BUOY REMOVED. (TH TELEX 25.2.80). - NAVAREA 48/80 & WZ 115/80 ISSUED.

- NM 607/80. H2555/74 30.6.80 DEPT OF TRADE INVITING TENDERS TO CLEAR WK TO ESTABLISH SAFE DEPTH OF WATER OVER IT. (LL, 18 & 23.6.80). 14.7.80 CONTRACT TO SALVE CARGO AND REDUCE WK AWARDED TO COSAG, YARMOUTH, BY TH. (A CROTHALL, TELECON 14.7.80). H2555/74 29.8.80 SALVAGE WORK WILL TAKE 3 MONTHS TO CARRY OUT. (LL, 21.8.80). H2555/74 29.6.81 WK CLEARED TO 17.3MTRS. BOTH BUOYS PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN. (TH TLX 22.6.81 & TH NM 75/81).

- NM 1618/81. 3.8.99 WK LIES APPROXIMATELY N/S, STERN TO N. LIES PARTIALLY OVER ON ITS SIDE WITH HOLDS OPEN TO E AND HULL TO W. SEABED IS SMALL LOOSE ROCKS. (DAVE BARBER, BSAC DIVER, FAX DTD 6.7.99). HH091/154/01 21.7.09 LOCATED 16.2.09 IN 5030.608N, 0208.413W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.13 IN GEN DEPTH 29.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 167.25MTRS, WIDTH 42.2MTRS, HT 11.6MTRS. LIES 009/189 DEGS WITH BOWS S. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1154). AMEND WK 18.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES PARTIALLY ON PORT SIDE, HOLDS OPEN, BOWS S

Position: 50 30.608 N,2 8.413 W

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