This is the information page about the shipwreck Alliance, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 1.21 N,5 49.12 W (54.233466666667, -5.7177166666667)
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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: ALLIANCE
Length 21.3 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 49 ton
Cause: sank while under tow in moderate seas.
Year of registration: 1997
Water depth above wreck: 31 meter
Known since: 1997, last detected: 2002
Details measurements/cartography: HH208/400/02 17.2.97 HH208/400/02 17.2.97 SANK IN 540118.5N, 054859.5W OR 110 DEGS 6.4 MILES FROM KILKEEL. (MRSC BELFAST, TLX DTD 12.2.97). INS AS USC 15MTRS.
- NM 1023/97. HH208/400/02 10.4.97 HH208/400/02 10.4.97 SANK IN 540118.5N, 054856.5W IN DEPTH OF 32MTRS. ESTIMATED CLEARANCE OVER WK IS 20MTRS, ALLOWING FOR MASTS. (COMMISSIONS OF IRISH LTS, LTR DTD 4.4.97). RETAIN AS USC 15MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH208/400/05 19.4.02 HH208/400/05 19.4.02 WK WITH WOODEN HULL LOCATED IN 5401.210N, 0549.120W [WGD]. (HMS BRIDPORT, REPORT DTD 26.2.02). AMEND TO USC 20MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL
Position: 54 1.21 N,5 49.12 W