This is the information page about the shipwreck Airdrie (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 50.485 N,0 20.339 E (53.56915, 0.0936)
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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: AIRDRIE (POSSIBLY)
Length 18.3 meter, tonnage 41 ton
Cause: Sank almost immediately after striking sharp obstn.
Year of registration: 1975
Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 180 cm
Known since: 1975, last detected: 20160322
Details measurements/cartography: H1270/73 9.3.76 STRUCK OBJECTION APPROX 033 DEG(T) 16MILES FROM SPURN HD LT OR 064 DEG(T) 11.5 MILES FROM WITHERNSEA. (LL 9.3.76 & HUMBER COASTGUARD). INS AS USCPA 18MTRS IN 534830N, 002045E.
- NM 578/76. H3805/72 28.2.78 SMALL INTACT WK LOCATED 27.9.77 IN 535028.1N, 002028.1E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. DIFFICULT TO LOCATE USING E/S. (SOISS, 23.12.77). POSSIBLY THE AIRDRIE. BR STD. SEP 2016/000053291 07/10/16 EXAM'D 22.3.16; IN 5350.485N, 0020.339E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS, LENGTH 12.2MTRS, WIDTH 12.0MTRS, HEIGHT 2.22MTRS, ORIENTATION 00/180 DEGS. WRECK IS POSSIBLY THE AIRDRIE, IT IS SMALL AND DISINTIGRATED WITH JUST A MOUND LEFT WITH WEAK MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 34MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially degraded
Position: 53 50.485 N,0 20.339 E