This is the information page about the shipwreck Arbutus, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 40.259 N,1 43.42 W (55.5, -11)
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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: ARBUTUS
Length 54.9 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 356 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: wrecked on the goldstone rk, holy island. en route from dundee to seaham. later broke in two & sank in deep water nearby.
Year of registration: 1890
Water depth above wreck: 14 meter
Known since: 1890, last detected: 20200416
Details measurements/cartography: WRECKED ON THE GOLDSTONE RK. LATER BROKE IN TWO & SANK IN DEEP WATER NEARBY. (LLOYDS). POSN 554015N, 014320W FOR FILING ONLY. HH090/915/01 21.1.02 NOT LOCATED. (GARDLINE, HI 915). AMENDED DEAD. NCA. SEP 2021/000090526 1.4.21 EXAM'D 16.4.20 IN 5540.259N, 0143.420W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.26MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS, LENGTH 4MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS, HT 2.7MTRS. SHIPS BOILER WITH NO VISIBLE DEBRIS. (MERITAITO, HI1591). AMEND DW 11.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IRON HULL
Position: 55 40.259 N,1 43.42 W