This is the information page about the shipwreck Earl of arran, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.269 N,6 15.847 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)
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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: EARL OF ARRAN
Length 43.6 meter, width: 5.8 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 144 ton
Load: general and mixed goods
Cause: ran aground on irishman's ledge while taking excursionists from penzance to st mary's. was damaged and run onto nornour where she was abandoned and eventually broke in two. (r & b larn).
Year of registration: 1992
Water depth above wreck: -3 meter
Known since: 1992
Details measurements/cartography: HH230/400/01 5.11.92 REMAINS OF BOILER ON NORNOUR, VISIBLE AT LW, IN 495716N, 061545W. (S WILLIAMS, MARINE SCIENCE BRANCH, PHOTO SUPPLIED). NCA YET. HH230/400/01 11.11.92 SHOWN IN 495714N, 061547.5W, COVERS AT HW, ON AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH 1537/229 [1981]). CHART AS DANGER CIRCLE WITH LEGEND 'BOILER (COVERS)'.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 57.269 N,6 15.847 W