This is the information page about the shipwreck Challenger, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 47.483 N,4 24.253 W (52.801883333333, -4.4499666666667)

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: CHALLENGER

Length 9.9 meter, width: 4 meter

Cause: suffered a fire and was refused entry to phllhili harbour. (m duke). owned at time of loss by a edwards, dolgellau.

Year of registration: 2004

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter

Known since: 2004, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: HH213/410/07 8.9.04 HH213/410/07 8.9.04 FV CHALLENGER SANK UNDER TOW IN 5247.51N, 0425.25W [WGD]. (MRSC HOLYHEAD, FAX DTD 6.9.04). NCA YET. HH213/410/07 14.9.04 HH213/410/07 14.9.04 LOCATED IN 5247.496N, 0424.225W [WGD]. SWEPT CLEAR 12.5MTRS, FOUL 13.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 18.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED MUD & SAND. NO BUOYAGE REQUIRED. (TH E-MAIL & WRECK REPORT DTD 9.9.04).

- NM 4588/04. HH091/201/01 22.11.07 HH091/201/01 & SEP 2007/000087816 22.11.07 EXAM'D 12.11.06 IN 5247.483N, 0424.253W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.87 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 14MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 7.13MTRS. PROBABLY NETTED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1201). AMEND WK 11.8 IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.11.10 2.11.10 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. SITS UPRIGHT AND INTACT ON GRAVEL SEABED. (M DUKE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, PROBABLY NETTED

Position: 52 47.483 N,4 24.253 W

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