This is the information page about the shipwreck Mercator (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 23.984 N,1 36.542 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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. Adventure (probably)
2. Annemieke
3. Atland
4. Bel lily
5. Belvoir castle (probably)
6. Ben tarbet
7. Blomvaag (possibly)
8. Cairnavon
9. Cairnmona
10. Cape york
11. Constant star
12. Contender
13. Craig-gowan
14. Emperor (possibly)
15. Ennismore (possibly)
16. Hms flotta (possibly)
17. Hms ormonde
18. Integrity
19. Jacqueline
20. Magician
21. Malmland
22. Maria w
23. Mercator (probably)
24. Muriel
25. Ocean herald ii
26. Port denison
27. Prince of wales (possibly)
28. Procyon
29. Saint magnus
30. Sapphire
31. St catherine (probably)
32. St clement (possibly)
33. St fergus (possibly)
34. St fergus (possibly)
35. Stella marie (possibly)
36. U 1206 (probably)
37. Windward ho (possibly)
38. Xenia
39. Zitella

 

Name: MERCATOR (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 76 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: H3965/75 31.7.75 POSSIBLE WK LOCATED IN 572428N, 013445W [?OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (BP ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 13/6/75). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 25.4.77 AMENDED TO WK USC 40MTRS. BR STD. (TONNAGE KNOWN). HH091/155/01 2.3.10 SEP 2010/000098684 EXAM'D 3.9.09 IN 5723.984N, 0136.542W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 67.45 IN GEN DEPTH 76.4MTRS. SCOUR 4.1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 60MTRS TOWARDS 000 DEGS FROM E END. LENGTH 113MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 9MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). SMALLER SCOUR EXTENDS FROM W END. W THIRD OF WK BROKEN OFF AND LIES 080/260 DEGS. AMEND WK 67MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN, W PART LIES 080/260 DEGS

Position: 57 23.984 N,1 36.542 W

 

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