This is the information page about the shipwreck Bourbon dolphin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 61 3.648 N,3 48.827 W (60.997416666667, -3.92775)

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: BOURBON DOLPHIN

Length 75.2 meter, width: 17 meter, draught: 6.5, tonnage 2985 ton

Cause: built in 2006 by ulstein verft as. (norway). owned at time of loss by bourbon offshore norway, (bon), fosnav—g, norway, a subsidiary of bourbon offshore, marseille, france. registered in norway. captain oddne arve remÏy, fifteen crew. 4 x 3000kw engines for 16,100 bhp. 194 tonne bollard pull. (shetlopedia.com). capsized while towing (?moving anchors for) drill platform transocean rather (22052, built 1987). remained attached to platform. 3 crew lost, 5 missing. vessel seen to take sharp turn while running 300 ton anchor chain, girded, capsized and later sank. (ll).

Year of registration: 2007

Water depth above wreck: 1141 meter

Known since: 2007, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: 23.4.07 23.4.07 CAPSIZED IN 6058.32N, 0348.49W. REMAINS ATTACHED TO PLATFORM. (LL 16.4.07). 23.4.07 23.4.07 WAS RELEASED FROM PLATFORM IN 30 KNOT WIND & 13FT WAVES. SANK IN GEN DEPTH 3600FT. (LL 19.4.07). NCA. 23.6.10 23.6.10 SANK IN 6103.53N, 0348.92W. (SHETLOPEDIA.COM). NCA. 25.6.10 25.6.10 WK LIES IN 6103.648N, 0348.827W [WGD]. (D MACKLIN, CHEVRON UPSTREAM EUROPE, EMAIL DTD 24.6.10). AMEND POSN. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 61 3.648 N,3 48.827 W

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