This is the information page about the shipwreck Blue marlin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 15.36 N,3 26.395 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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.

 

1. Aldershot
2. Angelena bm 271
3. Ann marie (possibly)
4. Antonio (probably)
5. Avalon g ii
6. Ave
7. Baychattan
8. Belle ile (possibly)
9. Bleamoor (probably)
10. Blue marlin
11. Boma
12. Bretagne
13. Bretton hall
14. Broadmayne (part of)
15. Brunhilda
16. Buesten
17. Bull steamer (possibly)
18. Cheshire
19. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
20. City of swansea (probably)
21. Claverley (possibly)
22. Colorado (possibly)
23. Cornelia
24. Demetrios
25. Dudley rose
26. Eagle
27. Elsa
28. Elsa (possibly)
29. Emma
30. Emsstrom
31. Farn
32. Fiona mary
33. Flourish
34. Galicia
35. Garm (possibly)
36. Gefion
37. General leman (possibly)
38. Girl barbara
39. Glocliffe
40. Glory
41. Greatham
42. Greleen
43. Grelhame (probably)
44. Gro
45. Haugastol (possibly)
46. Havbris (probably)
47. Hazelpark (possibly)
48. Heye p
49. Hildegard (possibly)
50. Hms benton castle
51. Hms chorley (possibly)
52. Hms crocodile
53. Hms jasper (possibly)
54. Hms loch erinboll (stern part)(probably)
55. Hms newbridge (probably)
56. Hms penylan (e part)
57. Hms penylan (w part)
58. Hms picton castle
59. Hms savage
60. Hmsm d1
61. Irma germaine (possibly)
62. Jade star gypsy
63. Jordan a
64. Karen marie (probably)
65. Kendal castle
66. La blanca (possibly)
67. Laertes
68. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
69. Les mercenaires
70. Lofoten (probably)
71. Lord stewart
72. Marana (bow section)
73. Marie des isles
74. Marjolene
75. Medina
76. Mudstomper (probably)
77. Murree
78. Neches (probably)
79. Newholm
80. Northville (possibly)
81. Perm (possibly)
82. Peronne
83. Quest
84. Rayder
85. Renilde
86. Riversdale
87. Rota
88. Sarah jayne
89. Sevilla
90. Shirley betty
91. Ster de zee (possibly)
92. Taeping
93. Talvaldis (possibly)
94. Two sisters
95. Uc 49 (probably)
96. Uc 51
97. Visborg (possibly)
98. Waikawa (possibly)
99. Warsaw
100. Yvette bm217

 

Name: BLUE MARLIN

Length 9.8 meter

Cause: lost, possibly struck a submerged object, while competing in the around britain power boat race.

Year of registration: 2008

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 155 cm

Known since: 2008, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: 27.6.08 SEP 2008/000053820 27.6.08 WK OF THE 45FT POWERBOAT 'BLUE MARLIN' IN 5015.231N, 0326.368W [WGD], 'NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION'. (MRCC BRIXHAM, TELECOM 21.6.08). 27.6.08 27.6.08 LIKELY TO HAVE STRUCK A PARTLY SUBMERGED OBJECT. (WWW.YBW.COM). 27.6.08 SEP 2008/000055957 27.6.08 LENGTH OF WK NOW DESCRIBED AS 32FT WITH A HEIGHT OF APPROX 4.8MTRS, MADE OF FIBRE GLASS, NO KNOWN INTENTION TO RECOVER. (MRCC BRIXHAM, TELECOM 27.6.08, FOLLOWING ADVICE FROM THE RACE DIRECTOR). INS WK USC 48MTRS.

- NM 4267/08. 3.5.13 3.5.13 EXAM'D 19.1.13 IN 5015.360N, 0326.395W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.7 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 9.9MTRS, WIDTH 3.6MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEGS. PARTIALLY INTACT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY INTACT

Position: 50 15.36 N,3 26.395 W

 

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