This is the information page about the shipwreck Avalon g ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 25.275 N,3 22.157 W (50.302916666667, -3.1211333333333)
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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: AVALON G II
Length 18 meter, tonnage 48 ton
Cause: sank following a collision with norwegian m tanker berge lord which was at anchor. (thv mermaid).
Year of registration: 1991
Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm
Known since: 1991, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: HH232/353/01 21.3.91 HH232/353/01 21.3.91 LOCATED IN 502515N, 032207W [OGB]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 28.0MTRS, FOUL AT 28.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.15MTRS. UPRIGHT ON SEABED WITH HEIGHT 12MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. (THV MERMAID, WK REPORTS 28 & 29.1.91). CHART AS SW 28MTRS.
- NM 993/91. 3.5.13 3.5.13 EXAM'D 20.1.13 IN 5025.275N, 0322.157W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.1 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 16.5MTRS, WIDTH 6.8MTRS, HT 4.9MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS. PARTIALLY INTACT AND SUNK INTO SEABED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY INTACT, SUNK INTO SEABED
Position: 50 25.275 N,3 22.157 W