This is the information page about the shipwreck Alcyon (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 51.127 N,5 7.13 W (50.66845, -5.0353833333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Alcyon (possibly)
2. Angele (possibly)
3. Arthurtown
4. Bogstad
5. Brava
6. Brisk (probably)
7. Camelot challenger (possibly)
8. Castor 1
9. Charlynne ii (probably)
10. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
11. Dumfries
12. Elna e
13. Empire otter
14. Ezra weston (bow section)
15. Ezra weston (stern section)
16. Germaine
17. Glenart castle
18. Gregynog
19. Hmcs regina
20. Hmhs rewa
21. Humbergate (probably)
22. Hunsgrove
23. Island maid
24. Kai (possibly)
25. Lake owens
26. Lisa maria
27. Lombard (possibly)
28. Madryn
29. Marcelle
30. Marguerite pry
31. Maria asumpta
32. Milly (possibly)
33. Pearn pride (possibly)
34. Portugal
35. Risoy (probably)
36. Runswick
37. Saphir
38. Skopelos sky (after part)
39. Sphene (probably)
40. St joseph
41. Svint
42. Teneriffa (possibly)
43. Towneley
44. U 1021 (possibly)
45. U 325 (possibly)
46. Ub 65

 

Name: ALCYON (POSSIBLY)

Length 31.7 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 179 ton

Cause: 14.12.78 repd in distress in w by s force 8 winds. not located by search helicopters, but debris & wreckage sighted. (ll, 14.12.78, hartland cg & rcc plymouth).

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 65 meter, Height above seabed: 179 cm

Known since: 1978, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: H2613/78 17.12.78 H2613/78 17.12.78 REPD IN DISTRESS IN 505000N, 052000W. NOT LOCATED BY SEARCH HELOS. DEBRIS SIGHTED IN 505300N, 050300W. (HARTLAND GC SIG DTD 13.12.78 & LL, 14.12.78). - NCA YET. H2613/78 5.1.79 H2613/78 5.1.79 SEAKING HELO OBTAINED SONAR CONTACT, BELIEVED WK, IN 505200N, 050400W APPROX. WRECKAGE OBSERVED COMING TO SURFACE. (RCC PLYMOUTH SIG DTD 4.1.79). - CHART AS USC PA 40MTRS. - R/P. HH090/799/01 2.12.99 HH090/799/01 2.12.99 NOT LOCATED IN LISTED POSN, DISPROVED. (NP 1008, HI 799). AMENDED TO DEAD. BR STD. HH090/799/01 7.12.99 HH090/799/01 7.12.99 WK EXAM'D 16.9.99 IN 5051.127N, 0507.130W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57 IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 48MTRS, WIDTH 9.1MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.1MTRS. LIES 079/259 DEGS WITH BOWS 258 DEGS. MODERATE MAGENTIC ANOMALY. SEABED SAND AND GRAVEL. INTACT AND PROBABLY UPRIGHT. (NP 1008, HI 799). INS AS WK 57MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, PROBABLY UPRIGHT, BOWS NW

Position: 50 51.127 N,5 7.13 W

 

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