This is the information page about the shipwreck Blue star, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 21.565 N,4 45.082 W (54.638416666667, -4.9028)

 

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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.

 

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35. Moonlight (possibly)
36. Noel du marin
37. Oona hall
38. Our brighter dawn
39. Our lassie
40. Our queen
41. Passages
42. Ringwall
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Name: BLUE STAR

Length 27.4 meter
Load: wood: unprocessed and products,railway: stock and construction materials

Cause: foundered while under tow of tug salisbury. owned at time of loss by the laxey towing company. passage ardrossan for peel.

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 140 cm

Known since: 1981, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: H4690/77 7.12.81 H4690/77 7.12.81 SANK IN APPROX 541800N, 045200W, OR 7MILES NW OF PEEL HARBOUR. PLOTS IN 541830N, 045000W. (CLYDE MRSC, TLX DTD 26.11.81). POSN DOUBTFUL. NCA. HH100/351/11 24.6.96 HH100/351/11 24.6.96 WK LOCATED IN 542135.5N, 044456W [OGB] BY FISHERMAN USING DECCA. FROM COLOUR E/S WK IS 25MTRS LONG, 4MTRS HIGH. APPEARS INTACT ON SEABED OF HARD SAND. (A CORKILL). INS AS WK USC 34MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 11.5.01 HH100/351/17 11.5.01 DIVED IN 5421.568N, 0445.068W [OGB] USING GPS. POSITIVELY IDENTIFED AS 'BLUE STAR'. ONE OF THE CARGO OF RAILWAY SLEEPERS REMAINS IN THE HOLD. WK IS INTACT AND ON AN EVEN KEEL. (A CORKILL, EMAIL DTD 10.5.01). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/17 8.6.01 HH100/351/17 8.6.01 LOCATED IN 5421.570N, 0445.071W [WGD] USING DGPS. LENGTH 29MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 2.0MTRS. (GARDLINE, VIA A CORKILL). NCA. HH090/821/01 28.8.01 HH090/821/01 28.8.01 EXAM'D 26.6.01 IN 5421.565N, 0445.082W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. SCOUR 0.4MTRS ON BOTH SIDES OF WK. LENGTH 22MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.8MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. INTACT. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 821). AMEND TO WK 37MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT

Position: 54 21.565 N,4 45.082 W

 

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