This is the information page about the shipwreck Day dawn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 3.153 N,1 9.733 W (60.342516666667, -1.0269666666667)
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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: DAY DAWN
Length 13.7 meter
Load: sand,fish
Cause: vessel, hit by wave while in strong tide off helli ness. took on heavy list & sank quickly. (lloyds vol.244).
Year of registration: 1981
Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm
Known since: 1981, last detected: 1985
Details measurements/cartography: HH3057/81 8.5.81 SANK QUICKLY IN 600300N, 010912W. (SHETLAND MRSC, TLX DTD 3.5.81). INSURANCE AGENTS INVESTIGATING POSSIBILITY OF SALVAGE. (LLOYDS VOL.244). NCA YET. HH2334/84 18.12.85 EXAMINED 11.7.85 IN 600311N, 010937W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 51 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 14.7MTRS, LENGTH 15MTRS, BEAM 6MTRS. LYING 005/185DEGS. SMALL WK WITH LARGE MAST AMIDSHIPS. (NP 1008, HI 244). INS AS WK 51MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL HULL, LARGE MAST MIDSHIPS
Position: 60 3.153 N,1 9.733 W