This is the information page about the shipwreck Cap de la hague, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 58.77 N,1 45.95 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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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: CAP DE LA HAGUE
Length 80 meter, tonnage 1585 ton
Cause: Capsized & sank in heavy weather, while on sea trials. (lloyds).
Year of registration: 1973
Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 1973, last detected: 2020
Details measurements/cartography: 13.10.73 SANK APPROX 1.5M OFF CALAIS. (LLOYDS VOL.214). 18.10.73 POSN 505836N, 014536E. (LLOYDS VOL.214). H5493/69 9.11.73 WK IN 505839N, 014608E, MARKED BY RED LT BUOY, GPFL(4)R.12S CLOSE W. NCA YET, AWAIT FRENCH NM. H5493/69 10.12.73 DW IN 505839N, 014608E [EUR], OR 276.5DEGS, 2.8M FROM E BREAKWATER LT. MARKED BY R CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(4)R.12S CLOSE W. (FRENCH NM 73 45 12).
- NM 2464/73. H4062/75 4.12.78 NOW WK 6MTRS IN 505851N, 014602E [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 78 45 20).
- NM 2990/78. H1271/80 10.12.81 SHOWN AS WK 7.0MTRS ON FRENCH 6681 [2ND EDN 1981]. BR STD. 15.7.83 NOW SHOWN IN 505849.2N, 014601.5E [EUR] ON FRENCH 6651. NC 1352. H4984/74 15.8.84 BUOY PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN. (AVIS 164/84). NCA YET. H2895/87 16.10.87 FROM REPORT OF SURVEY 1985, THE WK WAS AMENDED TO WK 7.0MTRS ON BA 1352. THE REPORT SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT THE CHARTED SYMBOL WAS TO REMAIN, I.E. WK 7.0MTRS. FRENCH WK RECORDS SHOW WK 9.4MTRS, BUT 7.0MTRS SHOULD BE KEPT.
- NM 3236/87. 20.3.98 EXAM'D 10.9.97 IN 505849.3N, 014602.0E [EUR] USING DPGS. ACCURACY 10MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.6 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. HT ABOVE BOTTOM 7.4MTRS. WK IN GOOD CONDITION. INVERTED. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1998). CHART AS WK 10.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 4.12.02 SHOWN AS WK 7MTRS IN 5058.782N, 0145.945E [WGD] ON FRENCH 7258 [INT 1483] [2ND EDN 2002]. NE 1351. HH351/420/03 10.2.03 SHOWN AS WK 10.6MTRS ON FRENCH 7323 [INT 1741] [3RD EDN 2002]. BR STD. HH351/420/04 10.3.03 NOW WK 10.6MTRS IN 5058.77N, 0145.95E [WGD]. (FRENCH NM 03 08 13). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED, IN GOOD CONDITION. UK NM 3912/20
Position: 50 58.77 N,1 45.95 E