This is the information page about the shipwreck Explorer 1, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 0.84 N,6 0 W (53.26825, -5.9294833333333)

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: EXPLORER 1

Length 24.4 meter

Cause: a decommissioned fv. had fire and later sank. crew of three recovered. (ll).

Year of registration: 2005

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter

Known since: 2005, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: 22.3.05 REPORTED FIRE ON BOARD IN 5249.0N, 0603.0W. SANK IN 5300.8N, 0600.4W. (LL 15.3.05). NCA. HH286/430/04 22.3.05 SUNK IN PA 5300.8N, 0600.04W [WGD]. MARKED BY E CARD LT BUOY. (IRISH NAV WARNING 155/05). COVERED BY WZ 470/05. NCA YET. HH286/430/04 23.3.05 POSN CONFIRMED AS 5300.830N, 0600.028W [WGD]. SWEPT CLEAR 11.6MTRS BY GRANUAILE ON 18.3.05. BUOY IN 5300.78N, 0559.86W. BUOY WILL BE REMOVED WHEN WK IS CHARTED. (S FOREMAN, CIL, EMAILS DTD 22 & 23.3.05). INS SW 11.6MTRS.

- NM 1974/05. 10.4.14 LIES IN 5300.840N, 0600.000W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.815 IN GEN DEPTH 17.9MTRS. LENGTH 26.3MTRS, WIDTH 7.0MTRS. (IRISH WK LIST, CV10_01). AMEND WK 16.8 IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 0.84 N,6 0 W

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