This is the information page about the shipwreck Ganymede, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 51.925 N,4 52.657 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)
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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: GANYMEDE
Year of registration: 1974
Water depth above wreck: 81 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm
Known since: 1974, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: H1270/74 31.1.74 H1270/74 SUNK IN BAD WEATHER. LAST SEEN NOT COMPLETELY SUNK 110DEGS LIZARD LIGHT 12.8M. (HMS HECATE & CG FALMOUTH SIG DTD 31.1.74). 1.2.74 1.2.74 REPD TO HAVE SUNK. (LL 215). 2.2.74 2.2.74 SINKING CONFIRMED. (LL 215). HH091/059/01 6.4.05 HH091/059/01 6.4.05 LOCATED 15.2.04 IN 4951.924N, 0452.656W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 72.7 IN GEN DEPTH 81.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 8.6MTRS. LIES 010/190 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. NFS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). INS WK 72MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 5.9.05 HH100/351/21 5.9.05 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. THIS IS AN INTACT STERN TRAWLER LYING ON HER STBD SIDE. SOME OF THE WINDOWS TO THE REAR OF THE BRIDGE STILL HAVE THE GLASS IN PLACE. FESTOONED WITH NETS, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE STERN. BELL RECOVERED WITH NAME 'GANYMEAD'. (G FFOULKES-JONES, EMAIL DTD 1.9.05). NCA. HH091/059/01 HH091/059/01 EXAM'D IN 4951.925N, 0452.657W [WGD]. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON STBD SIDE
Position: 49 51.925 N,4 52.657 W