This is the information page about the shipwreck Ilaro, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 14.911 N,1 24.512 E (51.4688667, 1.5197833)
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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: ILARO
Length 94.5 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 2799 ton
Load: grain,timber
Cause: Built in 1895 by sir railton dixon, middlesbrough. owned at time of loss by elder dempster co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 244 nhp, single shaft. passage forcados for hull. mied and abandoned. master and crew returned the follwing day despite a major fie in no 1 hold. towed by tugs stern-first and beached in deal roads. abandoned. some cargo salved. broke in two and was dispersed by explosives. (sibi & ww1sl).
Year of registration: 1915
Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm
Known since: 1915, last detected: 2010
Details measurements/cartography: H3095/18 31.5.18 WK ON CHARTS, BUOY NOT SHOWN. (DIW & D). - FNM 1528/18. H4392/18 2.8.18 WK IN 511454N, 012436E MARKED BY A G CONL LT BUOY GPFL(2)G.10S. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H789/19 22.1.19 CONFIRMS ABOVE. H2960/22 18.5.22 CONFIRMS ABOVE, BUT AMEND POSN OF LT BUOY TO 511409N, 012406E. (TH, 17.5.22). 12.12.22 AMEND SYMBOL TO DW. NE 1828. H4794/23 9.7.23 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH OF 7FT AT LWST. (TH, 9.7.23). AMEND TO WK 7FT AND DELETE BUOY.
- NM ACTION. H927/59 30.9.60 LOCATED IN 511451N, 012435E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11FT. (ECES, 1959). BR STD. H2100/74 30.4.74 LOCATED IN 511453N, 012439E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 4-5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTR. (ISS, 30.4.74). AMEND TO WK 2.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 1828. HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 13.9.95 IN 511452.4N, 012436.9E [OGD]. USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.7 IN GEN DEPTH 4.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 090/270DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. CHART AS WK 1.7MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 647). BR STD. 20.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5114.911N, 0124.512E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.78MTRS. BROKEN UP WITH DEBRIS COVERING 430MTRS BY 100MTRS. HIGH POINT MAY BE MAST OR DERRICK MIDSHIPS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). NO SCOUR. LIES APPROX 100/280 DEGS. RETAIN WK 1.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP IN AREA OF DEBRIS
Position: 51 14.911 N,1 24.512 E