Wreck: Madwig (possibly) (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Madwig (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 36.325 N,3 31.816 W (49.4055, -3.5834166666667)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: MADWIG (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1919
Water depth above wreck: 74 meter, Height above seabed: 143 cm
Known since: 1919, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: H1690/19 16.6.19 H1690/19 16.6.19 WK IN 493400N, 033000W APPROX. (FRENCH NM 4/188A/19). CHART AS NDW. BA 2675B. H3110/72 10.1.73 H3110/72 10.1.73 NOT FOUND. TWO SMALL AREAS TO THE S OF REPD POSN EXAM'D WHERE GOOD BOTTOM CONTACT OBTAINED ON SONAR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). DELETED. BR STD. HH311/88 16.12.88 HH311/88 16.12.88 VERY LARGE WK LOCATED IN 493637N, 033151W [OGB] USING DECCA. SEEN ON E/S. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. (T ALLEN, 14.11.88). INS AS NDW. BR STD.. HH100/351/14 19.4.99 HH100/351/14 19.4.99 WK, LOCATED 1994-95, IN 4936.198N, 0331.742W [OGB] USING GPS. (M SHARP, FAX DTD 25.3.99). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 9.5.05 HH091/059/01 9.5.05 EXAM'D 14.4.04 IN 4936.325N, 0331.816W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 68.8 IN 74.1MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP EXTENDS 15MTRS TOWARDS 175 DEGS. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 5.3MTRS. LIES 143/323 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 143 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. COLLAPSED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). WELL BURIED. AMEND WK 68MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED, WELL BURIED, BOWS SSE
Position: 49 36.325 N,3 31.816 W
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