This is the information page about the shipwreck Iolanthe, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 25.925 N,0 43.557 E (60.381166666667, 0.64333333333333)
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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: IOLANTHE
Length 25.3 meter, width: 6.9 meter, draught: 2.6, tonnage 152 ton
Cause: ex-marantha, ex-replenish. built in 1971 in renfrew, glasgow. owned at time of loss by caley fisheries, peterhead. oil engine of 369bhp, single shaft. took water, pumps supplied and commenced passage to lerwick at reduced speed. rate of water ingress increased and vessel sank. crew of 5 recovered.
Year of registration: 2001
Water depth above wreck: 135 meter
Known since: 2001
Details measurements/cartography: HH260/400/06 12.9.01 HH260/400/06 12.9.01 TAKING WATER IN 6030.0N, 0107E. LATER SANK ON PASSAGE IN 6025.925N, 0043.557E [WGD]. (MRSC SHETLAND, TLXS DTD 6.9.01). INS AS USC 120MTRS.
- NM 4284/01.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 60 25.925 N,0 43.557 E