This is the information page about the shipwreck Bossum, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 39 N,8 58 W (55.370083333333, -8.6902833333333)
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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: BOSSUM
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 105 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1969
Details measurements/cartography: H095/39 5.2.41 SUNK IN 553900N, 085800W. (CINC, W APPS, 5.2.41). H3740/69 18.7.69 A VERY SIMILAR VESSEL WAS DIVED ON IN 554802N, 080421W (SEE [3410]). CARGO OF GRAIN AND AT LEAST ONE GUN (ON POOP). (?RISDON BEASLEY).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ONE GUN ON POOP
Position: 55 39 N,8 58 W