This is the information page about the shipwreck Guiding star, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 16.837 N,3 25.914 W (54.002916666667, -3.1783333333333)
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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: GUIDING STAR
Length 17.1 meter, width: 5.5 meter, draught: 2.1, tonnage 35 ton
Cause: took water and sank when pumps failed. crew rescued.
Year of registration: 1994
Water depth above wreck: 3 meter, Height above seabed: 134 cm
Known since: 1994, last detected: 20210502
Details measurements/cartography: HH206/410/02 26.7.94 ST IN 541646N, 032550W. LIES IN 1.7MTRS AND DRIES 9.7MTRS. (MRSC LIVERPOOL & TH 22.7.94). HH206/410/02 15.8.94 ST WITH MAST (1.4MTRS) IN 541646N, 032550W. (TH TELECON, 15.8.94).
- NM 2931/94. RSDRA2022000010070 10.2.22 EXAM'D 02.05.2021 IN 5416.837N, 0325.914W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.34MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. LENGTH 12.5MTRS, WIDTH 8.6MTRS, HEIGHT 1.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 134/314 DEGS. DEGRADED WRECK WITH SOME FEATURES VISIBLE, INCLUDING A MAST AND POTENTIALLY A TRAWL DRUM. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI 1729 - H525-5536). AMEND DW 1.3 MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 16.837 N,3 25.914 W