This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire fal, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 0 N,11 0 W (57.973333333333, -10.966666666667)
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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 FAL
Length 118.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, tonnage 4880 ton
Load: armament,chemicals
Cause: scuttled wth cargo of chemical ammunition by hms deane. cargo also referred to as 'defective bombs' & also as gas bombs, believed carried from italy, & too dangerous to discharge. (the empire ships).
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 2000 meter
Known since: 1945
Details measurements/cartography: H151/45 4.7.69 SCUTTLED IN 580000N, 110000W. PLOTS IN APPROX 2000MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 58 0 N,11 0 W