This is the information page about the shipwreck Eleni v (bow section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 31.312 N,2 27.885 E (52.70045, 2.53695)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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: ELENI V (BOW SECTION)

Length 170.4 meter, width: 21.9 meter, draught: 9.4, tonnage 12680 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases,oil

Cause: 10.5.78 cut in two when in collision with french mv roseline, while en route rotterdam to grangemouth. stern section towed to rotterdam. bow section remained afloat and caused oil pollution over about 20 miles of suffolk coast. (ll 8 & 10.5.78). after about 3 weeks, during which wk was beached twice and various attempts made to remove fuel cargo, bow was scuttled by rn demolition team on 30/5/78.

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1978, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: H3482/78 5.6.78 H3482/78 5.6.78 LOCATED IN 523114N, 022812E [OGB]. CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 33 MTRS, FOUL AT 35MTRS [MLWS]. LIES IN SURROUNDING DEPTHS OF 50.5MTRS. (TH, TELEX 31/5/78). CHART AS SW 32MTRS. 7.6.78 7.6.78 REPD THAT DIVERS HAD EXAMINED RUPTURED TANKS OF WK AND HAD FOUND THEM CLEAN AND EMPTY OF OIL. (LL 7.6.78). H( 3.11.78 H(W) 212/78 3.11.78 SURVEYED BY SECTOR SCANNING SONAR 5.8.78. WK LYING UPSIDE DOWN AND ALONG AXIS 128/308 DEG, BOW SE. A CABLE ATTACHED TO KEEL BEHIND THE BOW TRAILED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, OVER THE PORT SIDE OF WK. NO SIGNS OF SCOUR. (RV CLIONE). H3835/86 15.3.88 H3835/86 15.3.88 EXAM'D 2.7.88 IN 523117N, 022800E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 35.5, FOUL AT 36.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.3 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 14MTRS, LENGTH 50-60MTRS. LIES 350/170DEG, PROBABLY UPSIDE DOWN. CHART AS SW 35MTRS. (NP 1008, HI 354). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT BOW SECTION, PROBABLY INVERTED

Position: 52 31.312 N,2 27.885 E

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