This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 18.445 N,3 57.259 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1991
Water depth above wreck: 1 meter
Known since: 1991, last detected: 1991
Details measurements/cartography: 8.5.91 HSITE, IN WHICH EXTENSIVE MATERIAL THOUGHT TO BE FROM AN EARLY 16TH CENTURY SPANISH VESSEL HAS BEEN LOCATED, DESIGNATED AS AN HISTORIC WK SITE AS AN EMERGENCY. AREA WITHIN 250MTRS OF 501824.5N, 035711.5W PROTECTED. (D OF ENVIRONMENT, FAX 30.4.91 & LETTER 3.5.91 AND ENCLOSURES). NCA YET. HH232/354/02 20.5.91 NOW REPORTED AS SITE OF AT LEAST TWO WKS. CANON AND SWIVEL GUNS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED - SOME DATING FROM 16TH CENTURY AND SOME FROM 18TH CENTURY. (W. MORNING NEWS, 6.5.91). 30.7.91 DESIGNATION AS HISTORIC WK SITE CONFIRMED. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 1110/91 DTD 1.5.91). INS HIS, RADIUS 250MTRS, CENTRED ON 501824.6N, 035711.4W [OGB] WITH LEGEND.
- NM 2289/91. 19.12.91 TIN INGOTS, THOUGHT TO BE FROM THE ROMAN ERA, LOCATED AND RECOVERED WITHIN 100YDS OF PROTECTED SITE. THOUGHT NOT TO BE CONNECTED WITH THIS WK. (M PALMER, 22.11.91 - ANNUAL REPORT ON SITE). CHARTLETS INCLUDED WITH THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE WK SITE ACTUALLY LIES OUTSIDE THE DESIGNATED AREA, TO THE SE. D OF E INFORMED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 18.445 N,3 57.259 W