This is the information page about the shipwreck Alkaid, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 34.466 N,0 47.122 W (60.42445, -0.72313333333333)
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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: ALKAID
Length 16.2 meter, tonnage 50 ton
Cause: reported taking in water. abandoned by crew and sank.
Year of registration: 1991
Water depth above wreck: 40 meter
Known since: 1991
Details measurements/cartography: HH270/350/01 22.10.91 HH270/350/01 22.10.91 SANK 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE OFF SNAP OF FETLAT, IN 603430N, 004700W, APPROX. (SHETLAND MRSC, TLX 21.10.91). INS AS NDWPA. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 60 34.466 N,0 47.122 W