This is the information page about the shipwreck Falcon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 23.967 N,5 50.025 W (55.27305, -5.5877166666667)
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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: FALCON
Year of registration: 2012
Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 128 cm
Known since: 2012, last detected: 2014
Details measurements/cartography: 20.3.13 EXAM'D 2.11.12 IN 5523.967N, 0550.025W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.61 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40.99MTRS, WIDTH 8.01MTRS, HT 6.96MTRS. LIES 128/308 DEGS. UPRIGHT, INTACT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1355). MACHINERY MIDSHIPS, HOLDS COLLAPSED. ?BOWS NW. SHALLOW SCOUR LEADS SW FROM EACH END. INS AS WK 35MTRS. 9.9.14 DIVED 25.5.14 IN LISTED POSN. THIS IS SS FALCON. MID-ENGINED SS, REASONABLY INTACT, THE HIGHEST POINT IS THE ENGINE AND BOILER. LIES OF S SIDE OF SLIGHT RISE IN SEABED. CAN ONLY BE DIVED AT SLACK WATER. (P MOIR, EMAIL DTD 8.9.14). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, COLLAPSED, BOW ?NW, SCOUR TO SW
Position: 55 23.967 N,5 50.025 W