Wreck: Fleur de lys (Fishing vessel)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Fleur de lys, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 37.595 N,1 56.143 W (50.626583, -1.935717)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: FLEUR DE LYS
Length 17 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 2.8, tonnage 45 ton
Cause: sank, cause unknown. crew of four recovered. vessel built in 1969.
Year of registration: 2000
Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 2000, last detected: 2009
Details measurements/cartography: HH226/420/04 18.4.00 SANK IN 5017.62N, 0207.90W [OGB], POSN BY GPS. (MRSC PORTLAND, TLX DTD 16.4.00). INS AS WK USC 35MTRS.
- NM 1957/00. HH232/540/07 13.12.00 WK NOW LYING IN 5037.44N, 0156.07W [OGB]. POSN BY GPS. WHEN EXAMINED IN THE ORIGINAL POSN WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY FISHING VESSELS. DAMAGE INCLUDED REMOVAL OF THE WHEELHOUSE, MASTS, ACCOMMODATION, GUNWHALES AND DAMAGE TO STBD FWD PLANKING AND FRAMES. IN THE CURRENT POSN VESSEL HAS SUFFERED FURTHER DAMAGE DUE TO WEATHER. THE WK HAS SETTLED INTO THE SILT AND SAND BY 1.5MTRS. WOODEN HULL AND DECK ARE HOLED AND SILTING UP HAS BEGUN. FUEL HAS BEEN REMOVED. MOULDED DEPTH IS 3.5MTRS AND GEN DEPTH AT LW IS 12MTRS. (P R SERVICES, LTR DTD 5.12.00 & FAX DTD 6.12.00). AMEND TO WK 9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 456/01. HH091/154/01 - SEP 2009/000108988 23.7.09 LOCATED 11.2.09 IN 5037.595N, 0156.143W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.64 IN GEN DEPTH 11.3MTRS. MINOR SCOUR EXTENDS 14MTRS TOWARDS 320 DEGS. LENGTH 13.3MTRS, WIDTH 11.3MTRS, HT 2.7MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1154). AMEND WK 8.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY WOODEN HULL REMAINS
Position: 50 37.595 N,1 56.143 W
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