This is the information page about the shipwreck Iberian, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 30.73 N,9 46.53 W (51.512166666667, -9.7755)
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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: IBERIAN
Length 118.9 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 8.8, tonnage 2930 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,animals (land & sea) and birds
Cause: wrecked in duncannon bay, 0.5m s of bird island after running aground in thick weather, while on passage from boston to liverpool. broke up in a storm the following year. (shipwrecks of the irish coast, e. bourke)
Year of registration: 1970
Water depth above wreck: 20 meter
Known since: UNKNOWN, last detected: 1970
Details measurements/cartography: 11.5.70 WRECKED NEAR BIRD ISLAND, DUMMANUS BAY. NCA. POSN 513042N, 094630W [OSI] FOR FILING ONLY. H1247/70 6.8.70 CARGO INCLUDED A LOT OF HIDES AS IT IS REMEMBERED THEM BEING WASHED ASHORE. (A G THORNTON, LTR DTD 6.8.70). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 30.73 N,9 46.53 W