This is the information page about the shipwreck Irex, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.585 N,1 35.043 W (50.659750, -1.584050)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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: IREX

Length 92.1 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 7.4
Load: general and mixed goods,ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: after suffering storm damage while on passage glasgow for rio de janeiro, returned to uk for repairs and restowing of cargo. ran ashore in scratchells bay. (back of wight). vessel, built 1889 by j reid & co., port glasgow. owned at time of loss by j.d. clink, greenock. 7 lives loss, 28 rescued. (mr p mead & sibi)

Year of registration: 1982

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter

Known since: 1982, last detected: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: H1087/82 24.11.82 H1087/82 24.11.82 LOCATED IN SCRATCHELLS BAY & IDENTIFIED BY LOCAL FISHERMAN AS 'IREX'. LEAST E/S DEPTH 0.8MTRS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT LWS TO BE CARRIED OUT. (SCESU, REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS, 5.10.82). NCA YET. H4469/81 4.8.83 H4469/81 4.8.83 LIES VERY CLOSE TO DRYING ROCK, IN 503933N, 013457.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.5 IN GEN DEPTH 4-5MTRS. (SCESU HI 97). EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL, CHARTED DRYING RK VIRTUALLY IN THIS POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES VERY CLOSE TO DRYING ROCK

Position: 50 39.585 N,1 35.043 W

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