This is the information page about the shipwreck Aeolus (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 22.908 N,3 8.719 W (51.36625, -3.26885)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: AEOLUS (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1918
Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 145 cm
Known since: 1918, last detected: 2011
Details measurements/cartography: H7592/17 8.1.18 SUNK IN 512300N, 030830W. MAST SHOWING 23FT AT LW, COVERED BY 12FT AT HW. (TRINITY HOUSE). INS AS WK (OLD SYMBOL) (1913) WITH BUOY NW.
- NM 51/18. H3141/21 25.5.21 WK BROKEN UP, NOW LEVEL WITH THE ROCK. BUOY HAS DISAPPEARED. WILL NOT BE REPLACED. (TH). DELETE WK AND BUOY.
- NM 934/21. H3942/88 26.1.90 WK EXAM'D 27.7.89 IN 512253N, 030839W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.4 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.4MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEG, ABOUT 200MTRS S OF THE WOLVES AND POSSIBLY OVERLYING A ROCK PINNACLE. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. IN TWO PARTS. ATTEMPTS TO SWEEP THWARTED BY TURBULENCE. (LAND & MARINE ENGINEERING LTD, HI 464).
- NM 449/90. 31.7.06 [EUT] POSN: 5122.912N, 0308.726W. BA 1182 [7TH EDN, FEB '04]. 17.8.11 EXAM'D 18.2.11 IN 5122.908N, 0308.719W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.2 IN GEN DEPTH 11.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 39MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 5.3MTRS. LIES 145/325 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. UPRIGHT, IN TWO PARTS WITH CENTRE COLLAPSED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1326). AMEND WK 6.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.11.15 ASSESSED BY RT1W, WK 6.1MTRS IN 5122.908N, 0308.719W [WGD]. (RT1W, E COOKSON E-MAIL, DTD 26.10.15). AMEND DW 6.1MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, IN TWO PARTS, CENTRE COLLAPSED, BOWS SE
Position: 51 22.908 N,3 8.719 W