Wreck: Castelmeur (Trawler)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Castelmeur, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 9.244 N,4 24.649 W (47.877766666667, -4.3671166666667)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: CASTELMEUR
Length 38.1 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 268 ton
Cause: sunk to be used as an artificial reef for crayfish. (lloyds vol.256).
Year of registration: 1984
Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 140 cm
Known since: 1984, last detected: 2012
Details measurements/cartography: H3895/72 13.9.84 WK, LEAST DEPTH 12MTRS, IN 480918N, 042433W. (BREST NM 84 25 31).
- NM 2600/84. H3895/72 18.2.85 LEAST DEPTH NOW 14MTRS. (FRENCH NM 85 02 21). BR STD. 1.3.85 POSN 480918N, 042435W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.14584242). 20.1.87 FISHING PROHIBITED AREA ESTABLISHED AROUND WK. (FRENCH NM 86 01 40). NC 2643. 28.3.90 TRAWLER/DRIFTER 'CASTELMEUR' IN 480918.5N, 042435.1W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 14MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS BY E/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14584242). 29.1.93 LEAST DEPTH NOW 16MTRS. (FRENCH NM 92 11 32). 12.8.93 WK, LEAST DEPTH 16MTRS, IN 480918.2N, 042433.8W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. ORIENTATION 320/140DEGS, LENGTH 37MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS, HEIGHT 10.2MTRS ABOVE SEABED. HIGHEST PART STERN GANTRY MAST. LISTING 45DEGS TO STARBOARD. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1992, NO.14584242). BR STD. HH100/351/01 25.4.97 LOCATED IN 480917N, 042434.6W [WGD] USING GPS & E/S. NOT YET DIVED ON. (M ROWLEY, MV MAUREEN CHARTERS, FAX DTD 24.4.97). 6.4.00 SHOWN AS WK 16.3MTRS ON FRENCH 7121 [1999 EDN]. NC 2349. 16.11.06 SHOWN IN 4809.244N, 0424.649W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7121 [2005 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 2349. SEP 2012/000235153 21.11.12 NOW WK 17.1MTRS. (FRENCH NM 46/33/12).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 48 9.244 N,4 24.649 W
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