This is the information page about the shipwreck Bishop burton (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 53.4 N,1 24.195 W (57.1582, -1.4957666666667)

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: BISHOP BURTON (PROBABLY)

Length 25.9 meter, tonnage 165 ton

Cause: built in 1975 by the beverly shipbuilding co. owned at time of loss by mike burton. 12 cylinder oil engine of 850 hp. repd taking in water in engine room and later sank. crew recovered.

Year of registration: 1985

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1985, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H4147/82 20.2.85 SANK IN 565100N, 012700W [OGB]. (ABERDEEN MRCC, 29.1.85). INS AS INS USCPA 50MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2009/000041878 5.6.09 WK LOCATED IN 5653.398N, 0124.194W [WGD]. HT APPROX 7.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 58.2MTRS. (MV L'ESPOIR, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HN FOR HI 1155). AMEND WK USC 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/155/01 3.3.10 EXAM'D 30.5.09 IN 5653.400N, 0124.195W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.10 IN GEN DEPTH 59.5MTRS. SCOUR 4.3MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 3.5MTRS TOWARDS 270 DEGS FROM W SIDE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). AMEND WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2010/000097684 22.6.10 AMEND WK 52MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS S

Position: 56 53.4 N,1 24.195 W

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