This is the information page about the shipwreck Dunaskin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 2.111 N,5 40.292 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)
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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: DUNASKIN
Year of registration: 1857
Water depth above wreck: 13 meter
Known since: 1857, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: H2979/74 21.11.74 WK LOCATED IN 500204.5N, 054014W USING DECCA APPROX 2.5C S OF PORTHGWAMA VILLAGE. SCATTERED AMONGST ROCKS & OBSCURED BY WEED. MOST OF THE ACTUAL PLATE HAS BEEN SWEPT AWAY BY THE SEA BUT THE THICKER PARTS, IE SHAFT, ENGINE & PARTS OF THE BOILER PLUS KEEL ETC ARE STILL THERE. NON FERROUS PARTS SALVAGED MANY YEARS AGO LIE ON OR NEAR HELLA ROCK. (E GILES, 9.11.74). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H1283/87/172 28.4.87 DIVED ON RECENTLY IN GEN DEPTHS OF 10-15MTRS. METAL PLATES LYING IN GULLIES, INTACT SHIP'S BOILER APPROX 5MTRS IN DIAMETER & STANDING 4MTRS OFF THE SEABED, SURROUNDED BY PIECES OF MACHINERY IE WINCHES, A LOT OF BRASS STILL PRESENT. (R J GRANTHAM).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 2.111 N,5 40.292 W