This is the information page about the shipwreck Georgios b (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 40 53.94 N,9 53.94 E (40.899, 9.899)

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: GEORGIOS B (POSSIBLY)

Length 110.3 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 9.4, tonnage 2732 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built 1949 by sarpsborg m/v a/s, greaker. owned at time of loss by osatha navigation co ltd. passage savona for kuwait & dammam. sank following engine-room fire, 13.5m off tavolara island, ne sardinia. the vessel had been under arrest at marina di carrara, due to legal action following a collision in nov'79.

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 110 meter

Known since: 1980, last detected: 1995

Details measurements/cartography: 7.10.80 7.10.80 REPD SUNK 13.5M OFF TAVOLARA ISLAND, BUT GAVE MAYDAY POSN AS 414500N, 100000E. (LLOYDS VOL.242). POSN PLOTS ON TAVOLARA ISLAND. POSN 405500N, 095400E FOR FILING ONLY. 13.12.90 13.12.90 NDW SHOWN IN 405400N, 095400E ON ITALIAN 434 [1990 EDN]. NCA, PLOTS IN OVER 200MTRS. POSSIBLY MV 'GEORGIOS B'. 14.2.95 14.2.95 NOT SHOWN ON ITALIAN 43 [1994 EDN]. NCA, POSN NOW PLOTS IN 110MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 40 53.94 N,9 53.94 E

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