This is the information page about the shipwreck Cachuelo, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 59.9 N,5 0.1 W (45.998333333333, -5.0016666666667)
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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: CACHUELO
Length 38.4 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 293 ton
Cause: vessel sank following a fire which broke out in main engine.
Year of registration: 1975
Water depth above wreck: 4100 meter
Known since: 1975
Details measurements/cartography: 5.1.76 5.1.76 VESSEL SANK IN 460000N, 050000W APPROX. (LLOYDS 29.12.75). NCA. TOO DEEP & POSN TOO VAGUE TO CHART.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 45 59.9 N,5 0.1 W