This is the information page about the shipwreck Kinsale western bridge, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 41.935 N,8 33.77 W (51.768116666667, -8.2951166666667)
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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: KINSALE WESTERN BRIDGE
Year of registration: 1998
Water depth above wreck: 1 meter
Known since: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: HH284/430/03 11.6.04 ONE OF SIX PILES OF RUBBLE, A SUPPORT BASE OF DEMOLISHED KINSALE WESTERN BRIDGE IN 5141.935N, 0833.770W [EUT]. STATED ON MARKED UP CHART THAT BASE SUPPORTS DRY APPROX 18INCHES AT LW SPRINGS. (CAPT. PHIL DEVITT, PORT OF KINSALE HBR COMMISSIONERS LETTER DTD 24.7.02) POSN DETERMINED FROM MARKED UP CHART, PHOTOS SUPPLIED, ONE OF WHICH DTD 1998, AND INFRA RED PHOTOGRAPHY ASSESSED BY PHOTOGRAMMETRY. SEE RECORD 64620 FOR SCANNED PHOTOS. INS AS OB, NO DEPTH SPECIFIED, DRIES. NE 2053.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: PILE OF RUBBLE
Position: 51 41.935 N,8 33.77 W