This is the information page about the shipwreck Lembas (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 28.673 N,4 12.185 W (54.290033333333, -3.9008833333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Acacia
2. Adc 527 (possibly)
3. Albatross
4. Angle
5. Argo (possibly)
6. Aty (possibly)
7. Ben veg
8. Boy anthony ii
9. Cevic
10. Crown
11. Elizabeth hyam
12. Fire king ii
13. G a savage (probably)
14. Girl may
15. Glendun
16. Inkosi
17. Jasper
18. Joseph hodgkins (probably)
19. Lembas (probably)
20. Merisia
21. Neils john
22. Ocean hunter
23. Octavia
24. Onward fisher
25. Playmate (possibly)
26. Polarlight
27. Queen of the isles (probably)
28. Rian
29. Riverside (possibly)
30. Robert dee
31. Sustain
32. Teasel
33. Tetsuko
34. The quiet man
35. Theresa marie
36. Valhalla
37. Viking
38. Westburn (possibly)

 

Name: LEMBAS (PROBABLY)

Length 14.9 meter, tonnage 25 ton

Cause: 16.8.83 repd that she was filling with water. abandoned by crew and later sank. (ll 16.8.83)

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 158 cm

Known since: 1983, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: H3919/75 25.8.83 H3919/75 25.8.83 SANK IN 542700N, 041242W. (RAMSEY CG MRSC, 14.8.83). POSN NOW THOUGHT TO HAVE SUNK IN 542842N, 041236W DERIVED FROM HELICOPTER WHICH CHECKED DERELICT AN HOUR BEFORE IT SANK, AND ALLOWANCE MADE FOR SET & DRIFT. AN AREA 1.3M SQUARE, CENTRED ON THIS POSN SEARCHED WITH SONAR & E/S. NOT FOUND. PREVIOUS REPD POSNS ALSO COVERED WITHOUT SUCCESS. CONSIDER WK BROKE UP ON SINKING AND NO DANGER TO SHIPPING. (TH, SWANSEA 19.8.83). NCA. HH090/728/02 15.9.98 HH090/728/02 15.9.98 EXAM'D 14.4.98 IN 542840.4N, 041211.1W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.2 IN GEN DEPTH 50.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS. WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 158/338 DEGS. INTACT. (NP 1008, HI 728). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 54 28.673 N,4 12.185 W

 

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