This is the information page about the shipwreck La perle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 9.218 N,4 24.737 W (47.877766666667, -4.3671166666667)

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: LA PERLE

Length 54.3 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 382 ton

Cause: 19.12.84 struck a rock and was holed. sank later while under tow. (ll, 19.12.84). 24.3.85 later refloated & scuttled as a fish haven on 24.3.85. (french wk records).

Year of registration: 1984

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter

Known since: 1984, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H3895/72 11.2.85 SANK IN 480636N, 041848W, MARKED BY ISOLATED DANGER LT BUOY, FL(2)6S, CLOSE W. (DIFRAP 5204/84). CTL, WILL BE REFLOATED AND SCUTTLED IN OPEN SEA. (LL, 18.1.85). NCA. H3895/72 18.3.85 FIRST ATTEMPT TO REFLOAT VESSEL UNSUCCESSFUL. (LL, 7.3.85). H3895/72 27.3.85 REFLOATED BY SEA SERVICE MARINE INTERNATIONAL ON 14/15.3.85. WILL BE SUNK IN DOUARNENEZ BAY WITHIN A FEW DAYS TO SERVE AS AN ARTIFICIAL REEF. (LL, 18 & 23.3.85). H3895/72 17.4.85 SUNK ABOUT 5.5M E OF CAP DE LA CHEVRE. (LL, 28.3.85). NCA YET. H3895/72 24.6.85 WK USC 4MTRSIN 480918N, 042450W [EUR]. (BREST NM 85 20 25).

- NM 1785/85. 21.8.87 FISHING PROHIBITED AREA ESTABLISHED AROUND WK. (FRENCH NM 86 01 40). NCA. 28.3.90 FRENCH FV 'LA PERLE' IN 480918N, 042450.3W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 500MTRS. WK USC 4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, BEAM 8.5MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14584245). HH353/350/01 31.3.92 LEAST DEPTH NOW 14.4MTRS IN 480917N, 042439W. (BREST NM 92 09 27).

- NM 1168/92. 15.9.93 SHOWN AS WKS 14.4MTRS [COVERS WK 16MTRS CLOSE E] ON FRENCH 6989 [1992 EDN, 1:345,000]. WK IN 480916.6N, 042439.2W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 14.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS BY E/S. WK IS IN GOOD CONDITION LYING 35-40DEGS TO STARBOARD. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1992, NO.14584245). HH100/351/12 25.4.97 CONFIRMATION THAT WK IS COMPLETE & IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH SLIGHT LIST TO STARBOARD. (M ROWLEY, MV MAUREEN CHARTERS FAX DTD 24.4.97). 5.4.00 SHOWN AS WK 14.7MTRS ON FRENCH 7121 [1999 EDN]. NC 2349. 16.11.06 SHOWN IN 4809.218N, 0424.737W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7121 [2005 EDN, 1:30,000 LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 2349. SEP 2012/000235153 21.11.12 NOW WK 14.5MTRS. (FRENCH NM 46/33/12).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, SLIGHT LIST TO STBD

Position: 48 9.218 N,4 24.737 W

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