This is the information page about the shipwreck Astra, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 56.737 N,6 9.193 W (56.8601, -6.4588833333333)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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: ASTRA

Length 22 meter, width: 5.9 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 47 ton

Cause: built in 9161. took water and later sank. crew of four rescued.

Year of registration: 2000

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 140 cm

Known since: 2000, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: HH272/570/03 24.1.00 HH272/570/03 24.1.00 SANK IN 5656.7N, 0609.3W [OGB] IN 30FMS. (MRSC OBAN, FAX DTD 23.1.00). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH091/257/01 16.12.09 HH091/257/01 & SEP 2010/000017785 16.12.09 EXAM'D 11.12.08 IN 5656.737N, 0609.193W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 50.04 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 22MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 7.0MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. INTACT, SLIGHT LIST TO STBD. (NETSURVEY, HI 1257). AMEND WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL HULLED, INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS NW

Position: 56 56.737 N,6 9.193 W

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