This is the information page about the shipwreck Lily oak, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 28.496 N,3 46.297 W (54.290033333333, -3.9008833333333)
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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: LILY OAK
Length 15.2 meter, width: 3.7 meter
Cause: sank 8m wsw of whitehaven, after taking in water. (lloyds list).
Year of registration: 1977
Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm
Known since: 1977, last detected: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: H4690/77 21.10.77 H4690/77 21.10.77 SANK 110DEG, 0.5C FROM HMS SOBERTON, WHICH WAS 244.5DEG, 5.2M FROM ST BEES HD LT. MAST HEAD HEIGHT 30FT APPROX. (HMS SOBERTON, HN DTD 6.9.77). INS AS WK USC 12MTRS.
- NM 2494/77. H1947/80 28.4.82 H1947/80 28.4.82 LOCATED 2.5.81 IN 542830N, 034611W [OGB]. POSN FROM DCS3. DCS3 HT 8MTRS ABOVE GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NOT FULLY INVESTIGATED. (HMS FAWN, HI 17). INS AS WK 14MTRS. BR STD. HH090/728/02 15.9.98 HH090/728/02 15.9.98 EXAM'D 12.6.98 IN 542829.8N, 034617.8W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 19.1, FOUL 19.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20 IN GEN DEPTH 23.8MTRS. SCOUR 0.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS. COVERS 14.7 BY 13.6MTRS. LIES 035/215DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1008, HI 728). APPEARS BROKEN UP. INS AS WK SW 19.1MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL, BROKEN UP, AREA OF DEBRIS
Position: 54 28.496 N,3 46.297 W