This is the information page about the shipwreck Arklow victor, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 42.628 N,4 41.978 W (47.499, -4.5013333333333)
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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: ARKLOW VICTOR
Length 88.1 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2867 ton
Cause: built in 1989 by schiffswert hugo peters, wewelsfleth. owned at time of loss by invermore shipping ltd. passage bayonne for manchester ship canal. listed and sank during very severe weather conditions. five men recovered, the master was lost. (msd).
Year of registration: 1989
Water depth above wreck: 102 meter
Known since: 1989, last detected: 2019
Details measurements/cartography: HH175/350/01 17.1.90 SANK IN 473700N, 044700W. (LL, 18.12.89). INS AS WK USC PA 75MTRS IN 473700N, 044700W. BR STD. 27.3.90 IRISH MV 'ARKLOW VICTOR' IN 474242N, 044154W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 5M. COVERED BY MORE THAN 20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 100MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990, NO.14754134). AMEND TO WK USC PD 65MTRS IN 474242N, 044154W. BR STD. HH353/351/01 27.3.90 WK PD, COVERED BY MORE THAN 20MTRS, IN 474242N, 044154W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 90 11 27). INS AS WK USC PD 65MTRS. [TONNAGE KNOWN]. NCA. 26.7.93 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 474240N, 044100W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6990 [1992 EDN, 1:355,000]. NCA. 15.9.93 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 474200N, 044240W ON FRENCH 6989 [1992 EDN, 1:345,000]. NCA. 13.8.01 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 4742.700N, 0441.900W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7067 [1996 EDN]. BR STD. 15.7.03 SHOWN IN 4742.659N, 0441.991W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7066 [INT 1800] [2ND EDN 2003, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 47 42.628 N,4 41.978 W