This is the information page about the shipwreck Koningin der engelen (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 55.202 N,4 0.157 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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: KONINGIN DER ENGELEN (PROBABLY)
Length 27.1 meter
Cause: took water and later sank in rough seas. passage for ostende. crew of 4 rescued. (ll).
Year of registration: 1998
Water depth above wreck: 70 meter, Height above seabed: 76 cm
Known since: 1998, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: HH226/400/02 26.2.98 HH226/400/02 26.2.98 SANK IN 495508.5N, 040020.5W [OGB]. (MRSC BRIXHAM, TLX DTD 21.2.98). INS AS USC 50.0MTRS.
- NM 1088/98. HH226/400/04 19.8.04 HH226/400/04 19.8.04 EXAM'D IN 4955.199N, 0400.153W [WGD] USING DGPS. LENGTH 44MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 73MTRS (NOT CORRECTED). LIES 055/235 DEGS. ON AREA OF FLAT SEABED NEAR TO AN AREA OF SANDWAVES. (GARDLINE, HN FOR HI 1059). AMEND WK USC 68MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 28.4.05 HH091/059/01 28.4.05 EXAM'D 5.7.04 IN 4955.202N, 0400.157W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 63.9 IN GEN DEPTH 70.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 27MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS, HT 6.3MTRS. LIES 076/256 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). UPRIGHT. AMEND WK 63MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Position: 49 55.202 N,4 0.157 W