This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire conveyor, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 17.489 N,8 11.044 W (56.583116666667, -8.1674166666667)
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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: EMPIRE CONVEYOR
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 140 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1972
Details measurements/cartography: H056/40 H056/40 NCA. H2164/72 24.4.72 H2164/72 24.4.72 SEARCHED FOR WITH SONAR AND NOT LOCATED. (HMS HECATE, ROS 20.12.71). NCA. H1290/71 14.8.72 H1290/71 14.8.72 TWO CONTACTS CLOSE, GOOD FROM NE/SW, POOR OTHER DIRECTIONS, IN 561730N, 081100W [OGB]. (HMS GANNET, JULY 1972). 6.1.76 6.1.76 NOW CHARTED AS USCPA 65FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). NE 2635.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 56 17.489 N,8 11.044 W