This is the information page about the shipwreck Fostimore, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 7.216 N,4 58.183 W (53.230533333333, -4.9533166666667)
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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: Fostimore
Year of registration: 1983
Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm
Known since: 1983, last detected: 20190512
Details measurements/cartography: H1935/80 20.3.84 EXAM'D 23.6.83 IN 530712N, 045807W, USING HIFIX 6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49 IN GEN DEPTH 53 MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LYING 040/220DEGS. (HMS FAWN, HI 3, H525 3/83) R/P. HH100/351/16 21.8.00 STATED TO BE AS SURVEYED. DIVED AND FOUND TO BE A METAL HULLED SAILING VESSEL, UPRIGHT AND SUNKEN INTO SANDY SEABED. NO ENGINES AND STONE CUT BALLAST IN HULL. STERN BROKEN AWAY. VERY HEAVILY ROTTED, BUT REASONABLY INTACT. (S KERSHAW, WRECK 'N TECH/G FURSE TELECON 18.8.00) NCA. 25.4.23 WRECK SURVEYED 12/5/2019: MBES DATA SHOWS UPRIGHT COASTER WITH ENGINE AFT, LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 5.7MTRS. POSITIONALLY, ARCHIVALLY AND DIMENSIONALLY THIS WRECK IS MOST PROBALE "FOSTIMORE" (INNES MCCARTNEY BOOK "ECHOES FROM THE DEEP"). UPDATE "FOSTIMORE" AND ATTRIBUTES.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 7.216 N,4 58.183 W