This is the information page about the shipwreck Bella , the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 49.098 N,3 22.108 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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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: BELLA
Length 14 meter, tonnage 18 ton
Cause: sprang a plank while hauling fishing gear. crew of 2 rescued by lifeboat. (no authority stated).
Year of registration: 1982
Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm
Known since: 1982, last detected: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: H4083/72 17.9.82 WK OF FISHING VESSEL IN POSN 278DEGS [MAGNETIC] 12M FROM BLACKPOOL TOWER. (LIVERPOOL CG TLX DTD 28.8.82 & LL 31.8.82). H4083/72 17.9.82 'BELLA' LOCATED IN 534908N, 032207.5W BY THV STELLA. BAR SWEPT CLEAR 4.3 MTRS, FOUL 4.8MTRS. GEN DEPTH 15.9MTRS. MARKED BY W CARDINAL LT BUOY 270 DEGS, 60MTRS FROM WK. (TH SWANSEA TLX DTD 6.9.82 & TELECON). INS AS SW 4.3MTRS WITH BUOY.
- NM 2404/82. H4083/72 17.9.82 W CARDINAL LT BUOY, VQ(9), 10 SEC, 270 DEGS, 60MTRS FROM WK. (TH NM 65/82). H4083/72 12.4.83 WK DISPERSED. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS . SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE IN SEABED OVER AREA 25MTRS RADIUS CENTRED ON 534910N, 032230W. BUOY REMOVED. (TH TLX DTD 6.4.83 & TH NM 30/83). AMEND TO FOUL & DELETE BUOY.
- NM 1102/83. HH090/758/01 9.11.98 EXAM'D 17.9.98 IN 534905.9N, 032206.5W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.1 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTR. DCS3 HT 1MTR. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. AN OBSTN OF THREE PIECES LYING CLOSE TOGETHER. NO EVIDENCE OF SCATTERED DEBRIS. SCOUR OF 0.5MTR EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 090 DEGS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 758). CONSIDERED TO BE THIS VESSEL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN THREE PIECES
Position: 53 49.098 N,3 22.108 W