This is the information page about the shipwreck Edelweiss, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 3.86 N,1 41.3 W (49.082333333333, -1.8348333333333)
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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: EDELWEISS
Length 12.5 meter, width: 4.4 meter, tonnage 20 ton
Cause: scuttled for operation 'mellick'.
Year of registration: 1992
Water depth above wreck: 2 meter
Known since: 1992, last detected: 2006
Details measurements/cartography: HH351/353/01 14.1.92 SANK IN 490355N, 014212.5W [EUR]. (CHERBOURG LOCAL AV NO.1488/91). NCA YET. HH351/540/01 19.6.92 ST IN PD 490354.5N, 014117.5W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 92 23 24).
- NM 1986/92. 26.4.99 POSN 4903.920N, 0141.210W [EUR]. ACCURACY 500MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 15.5.06 WGD POSN: 4903.860N, 0141.300W. BA 3656 [5TH EDN, MAY'04].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 3.86 N,1 41.3 W