This is the information page about the shipwreck Castaway, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 37.68 N,9 42.31 W (51.628, -9.7051666666667)
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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: CASTAWAY
Length 4.1 meter
Cause: 25ft cruiser castaway caught fire & sank se of roancarrigmore lt, bantry bay, while on fishing trip. 3 of 4 persons onboard lost when thrown into water. (mrcc dublin & press reports).
Year of registration: 2010
Water depth above wreck: 44 meter
Known since: 2010
Details measurements/cartography: SEP 2010/000134722 19.8.10 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 5137.65N, 0942.28W [OSI] OR 130DEGS, 2.28M FROM ROANCARRIGMORE LTHO, IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. (SHANE DILLON, MRCC DUBLIN E-MAIL DTD 18.8.10) GEOGRAPHICAL POSN AND BEARING & DISTANCE VARY. INS AS WK USC PA 40MTRS IN 5137.650N, 0942.280W [OSI]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 37.68 N,9 42.31 W