This is the information page about the shipwreck Erika (stern part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 9.37 N,4 15.85 W (47.115666666667, -4.0013333333333)

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: ERIKA (STERN PART)

Length 184 meter, width: 28.1 meter, draught: 11, tonnage 19666 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases,oil

Cause: built in 1975. passage dunkirk for livorno. broke in two during force 9 gales and 6mtr swells. crew of 26 recovered. vessel had recently passed surveys and was in class.

Year of registration: 1999

Water depth above wreck: 123 meter

Known since: 1999, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: HH175/400/03 21.12.99 DERELICT STERN SECTION SANK IN 4709.450N, 0415.780W [EUR]. (AVURNAV BREST 564). CHART AS NDW. BR STD. HH175/400/03 24.1.00 NDW IN 4709.450N, 0415.780W [EUR]. (FR NM 99 52 12). NCA. HH275/400/03 13.4.00 NOW WK 94MTRS IN 4709.400N, 0415.800W [EUR]. (FR NM 00 13 27).

- NM 1883/00. HH275/400/03 16.8.00 NAVIGATION AND DIVING PROHIBITED DUE TO UNDERWATER WORKS WITHIN 6M RADIUS. (FR TNM 30 01 00). NAVAREA II 322/00, GIVING 2M RADIUS, NOT CANCELLED BY FR TNM. NCA. HH275/400/03 17.8.00 NM 30 01T 00 CANCELLED. PROHIBITED AREA REVERTED BACK TO 2M RADIUS (AS IN NAVAREA II 322/00). (FR NM 31 05T 00). NCA. 28.9.00 ALL REMAINING OIL PUMPED OUT OF VESSEL AND VALVES SEALED. FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAVE STATED THAT WK WILL BE LEFT AS LIES. (LL, 25.9.00). HH175/400/03 24.10.01 NOW WK 89MTRS. (FRENCH NM 01 39 31).

- NM 4683/01. HH175/400/03 12.4.02 NOW OBSTN 122MTRS IN 4709.5N, 0415.6W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 02 13 16).

- NM 2189/02. HH155/400/03 5.12.02 NOW WK 89MTRS IN 4709.43N, 0415.77W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 02 44 16).

- NM 509/03.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: See Also: 57982

Position: 47 9.37 N,4 15.85 W

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