This is the information page about the shipwreck Craig-gowan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 37.25 N,1 36.143 W (57.4531, -1.7967)
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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: CRAIG-GOWAN
Length 29.3 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 163 ton
Cause: sank following collision with m tug japonica. one man lost, eight recovered. (ll).
Year of registration: 1977
Water depth above wreck: 88 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm
Known since: 1977, last detected: 2009
Details measurements/cartography: H3965/75 27.4.77 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 573800N, 013700W [OGB]. (CG PETERHEAD, LTX DTD 25.4.77). INS AS WK AS USCPA 30MTRS. BR STD. 21.8.78 AMEND TO WK USCPA 63MTRS. BR STD. HH091/155/01 19.1.09 SEP 2010/000027978 LOCATED 13.3.09 IN 5737.250N, 0136.143W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 80.85 IN GEN DEPTH 88.4MTRS. SCOUR 0.9MTR DEEP EXTENDS 5MTRS TOWARDS 270 DEGS. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 7.6MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS WITH BOWS W. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). UPRIGHT. AMEND WK 80MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS W
Position: 57 37.25 N,1 36.143 W