This is the information page about the shipwreck Contessa viv, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 37.247 N,9 55.358 W (51.620783333333, -9.9226333333333)

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: CONTESSA VIV

Length 32.6 meter, width: 7.3 meter, tonnage 199 ton

Cause: sank, after apparently hitting rocks, when seeking shelter from storm force winds.

Year of registration: 1986

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 155 cm

Known since: 1986, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: H2770/86 18.8.86 SANK SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING W ENTRANCE TO BEAR HAVEN, IN ABOUT 100FT OF WATER. (LL, 4 & 6.8.86). NCA YET. H2770/86 16.9.86 LIES 310DEGS, 1600FT FROM ARDNAKINNA LT. ORIENTATED 270/090DEG, WITH STERN IN GREEN SECTOR. DEPTH 22MTRS OVER DECK, 14MTRS OVER MAST. (IRISH LIGHTS, TLX DTD 18.8.86). INS AS WK 14MTRS IN 513715N, 095522.5W [OSI].

- NM 2803/86. SEP 2009/000140089 12.10.09 LOCATED IN 5137.2473N, 0955.3576W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.52MTRS. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 5MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEGS. (GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRLAND SURVEY CV07-02, SDC BATHYMETRY EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL DATA). INTACT, NO DEBRIS, NO SCOUR. 8.8MTR SHOALS LIE CLOSE BY. AMEND WK 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 51 37.247 N,9 55.358 W

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