This is the information page about the shipwreck Farsas ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 34 39.23 N,33 2.454 E (34.58945, 32.933333333333)

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: FARSAS II

Length 57 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 479 ton
Load: construction materials,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products

Cause: capsized and sank on leaving harbour in calm weather at start of passage to alexandria. (lloyds).

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter

Known since: 1981, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H4357/71 9.11.81 SANK IN GEN DEPTH 10-11FMS. CONTAINER OF WHISKY RECOVERED AND EFFORTS BEING MADE TO RECOVER REMAINING 3 CONTAINERS. (LL, 5.11.81). NCA. H4357/71 11.12.81 ALL FOUR CONTAINERS RECOVERED. (LL, 3.12.81). NCA YET. H4357/71 22.1.82 SANK IN 343857N, 330225E. (LL, 13.1.82). INS AS DW.

- NM 314/82. H2593/82 29.7.87 WK LIES 067.5DEG, 7.5C FROM B'WTR LT. REPD TO HAVE LEAST DEPTH OF 11MTRS OVER IT. (FLEET PORT GUIDE, NOV '86). NCA YET. HH395/979/01 18.2.91 WK IN 343910N, 330215E [WGD]. STATED LOCALLY TO HAVE 18MTRS CLEARANCE. (HMS CARDIFF, 4.7.90). AMEND TO WK 18MTRS. NC 839. HH395/420/01 15.7.92 WK MARKED BY SPERICAL BUOY. (MV ALEXA, HN 23.6.92). NCA YET. HH395/421/04 30.3.06 CONFIRMED AS NOT BEING MARKED BY BUOY. (CYPRUS PORT AUTHORITY, LTD DTD 6.3.06). NCA. SEP 2007/000017466 15.3.07 SUBSTITUTE WK 18MTRS FOR WK 14MTRS IN 3439.2296N, 3302.4544E [WGD]. (CYPRUS PORTS AUTHORITY, FAX DTD 7.3.07). COULD REFER TO THIS WK. WAIT FURTHER. NCA. SEP 2007/000020994 23.3.07 CONFIRMED AS NOW BEING WK 14MTRS IN 3439.230N, 3302.454E [WGD]. (LIMASSOL PORT MANAGER, EMAIL DTD 20.3.07). AMEND WK 14MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1871/07. SEP 2014/000038010 14.3.14 DEPTH 12.7MTRS SHOWN IN THIS POSN ON DEPT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS (CYPRUS) SURVEY DTD 22.11.12. AMEND WK 12.7MTRS.

- NM 1502/14.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 34 39.23 N,33 2.454 E

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