This is the information page about the shipwreck Mary croan (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 36.859 N,6 26.388 W (57.34415, -6.61435)
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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: MARY CROAN (POSSIBLY)
Length 21.3 meter, tonnage 50 ton
Cause: ran aground on rocks at eilean trodday after radar failure. refloated under own power, but making water and later sank while making for uig, skye. crew recovered by mv pass of chisholm. (stornoway mrsc & ll).
Year of registration: 1980
Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 113 cm
Known since: 1980, last detected: 2010
Details measurements/cartography: H4893/77 2.4.80 H4893/77 2.4.80 SANK IN 573700N, 062700W. (STORNOWAY MRSC, SIG DTD 18.3.80). INS AS WK USCPA 35MTRS. BR STD. 24.12.10 SEP 2010/000219505 24.12.10 EXAM'D IN 5736.859N, 0626.338W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.85 IN GEN DEPTH 32.85MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 16MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 1MTR. LIES 113/293 DEGS. A MOUND WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE THE REMAINS OF THE WK. (NETSURVEY, HI 1330). ?DEBRIS OR SEABED FEATURE. AMEND FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ?DEBRIS OR SEABED FEATURE
Position: 57 36.859 N,6 26.388 W