This is the information page about the shipwreck Erlo hills, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 18.633 N,6 15.45 W (55.417466666667, -6.4078833333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Andania (probably)
2. Andania (probably)
3. Berry bretagne
4. City of bristol
5. Clementine
6. Cumberland
7. Diamond
8. Eileen m
9. Ella hewett
10. Ellida (possibly)
11. Erlo hills
12. Girona
13. Girvan
14. Glentow
15. Harald
16. Her majesty
17. Hinde
18. Hms brisk (bow section)
19. Hms calgarian
20. Hms drake
21. Hms duchess (probably)
22. James stewart
23. Kestiel (possibly)
24. Knightsgarth
25. Limelight
26. Lindron
27. Lochgarry
28. Lord rank
29. Lugano
30. Milewater
31. Minerva (poss)
32. Pattersonian
33. Pintail
34. Raven (poss)
35. Saint ronaig
36. Santa maria
37. Shackleton
38. Taymouth castle
39. Templemore
40. Tuscania (probably)
41. U 245 (probably)
42. U 680 (probably)
43. U 968

 

Name: ERLO HILLS

Length 41.4 meter, width: 7.4 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 358 ton

Cause: 2.10.81 ex-monto erio '80. built in 1964 by hijos de j barreras sa, vigo, spain. owned at time of loss by the atlantic loyal fishing co ltd, channel islands. 8 cylinder oil engine, single shaft. passage guernsey for fishing and return. had engine failure and grounded on rathlin island on 2.10.81. later abandoned, then refloated and drifted unmanned until grounding again at farganlack pt. (ll & sibi).

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1981, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H4887/74 8.10.81 LYING WITH STBD SIDE TO ROCK FACE AND WITH BOWS S. AT LACK POINT, ON N SHORE, RATHLIN ISLAND. LISTING 30 DEGS TO PORT, AGROUND OVER FULL LENGTH, IN VERY EXPOSED POSN. HOLD & WHEELHOUSE AWASH AT 2 HRS BEFORE HW. SALVAGE NOT CONSIDERED FEASIBLE. (LL 8.10.81). FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. HH091/240/01 18.5.09 SIGHTED 12.6.08 IN LISTED POSN. (FURGO OSAE, HI 1240). PARTIAL WK. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 18.633 N,6 15.45 W

 

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