This is the information page about the shipwreck Eagle iii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 58.806 N,1 10.515 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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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: EAGLE III
Length 51.2 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 395 ton
Load: stone
Cause: sprang a leak while on passage tayport to bergen and assumed severe list. sank later while under tow of mfv nova spero.
Year of registration: 1977
Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 127 cm
Known since: 1977, last detected: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: H4069/72 2.12.77 SANK IN 29FMS IN POSN 267DEGS (T), 6.2M FROM LIZARD POINT. (DRHQ TYNEMOUTH). INS AS USCPA 30MTRS IN 545835N, 011050W. BR STD. 27.6.78 NO SALVAGE ATTEMPT TO BE MADE. (LL, 26.6.78). 7.9.78 POSN 545848N, 011048W. (LL, QR 4/77). NCA. H6330/87/2 7.12.88 EXAM'D 25.6.88 IN 545848N, 011025W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER/SYLEDIS [6/3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.2 IN GEN DEPTH 54.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 9.5MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 127/307 DEGS. UPRIGHT AND WITH HIGH POINT AT SE END. (GARDLINE, HI 414A). AMEND TO WK 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/79/01 12.1.99 LOCATED IN 545850N, 011032W [WGD] USING DGPS. POSN FROM DCS3. OUTSIDE AREA THUS NOT INVESTIGATED. DCS3 HT 7.5MTRS. BOTTOM MUDDY SAND. (GARDLINE, HI 796). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT
Position: 54 58.806 N,1 10.515 W