This is the information page about the shipwreck Alstern, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 4.96 N,1 49.91 E (56.0978167, 11.1130167)
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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: ALSTERN
Length 86 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2285 ton
Load: general and mixed goods
Cause: Built 1971. sank during very heavy weather approx 150m e of firth of forth. owned at time of loss by o f ahlmark & co. she was en-route gruvon, lake vener to r tyne.
Year of registration: 1978
Water depth above wreck: 90 meter
Known since: 1978
Details measurements/cartography: H3227/78 28.2.79 H3227/78 28.2.79 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 150M E OF FIRTH OF FORTH. (LL, 28.12.78). NCA. FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 56 4.96 N,1 49.91 E