This is the information page about the shipwreck Inspire, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 6.024 N,4 48.067 W (52.027483333333, -4.9751833333333)
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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: INSPIRE
Length 8.5 meter
Cause: capsized and sank. 22.11.91 at inquest, held nov 1991, on the 3 crewmen that were lost when this vessel sank, the cause of sinking was stated to have been a large wave no doubt caused by an unidentified submerged submarine moving at speed. (fishing news, 22.11.91).
Year of registration: 1988
Water depth above wreck: 25 meter
Known since: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: H2921/85 12.9.88 SANK IN 520600N, 044800W APPROX. NEITHER VESSEL NOR WKGE LOCATED TO DATE. (MILFORD HAVEN CG MRSC) - NCA - POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 6.024 N,4 48.067 W