This is the information page about the shipwreck Auberg, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 40.9 N,4 41.1 W (45.681666666667, -4.685)
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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: AUBERG
Length 67.1 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 488 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,chemicals
Cause: sank following a fire in engine room while on passage helsingburg for santander. the master and 2 crew members have been arrested on suspicion of scuttling the vessel.
Year of registration: 1986
Water depth above wreck: 4200 meter
Known since: 1986
Details measurements/cartography: H2909/85 7.2.86 DISTRESS POSN 454100N, 044100W. CREW RECOVERED FROM LIFERAFT IN 453700N, 043900W. (LL 1.2.86). SANK 120 MILES SW OF LA ROCHELLE. (LL 3.2.86). NCA. FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 45 40.9 N,4 41.1 W