This is the information page about the shipwreck Nicolette, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 46 33.94 N,2 5.08 W (46.8, -11.083333333333)
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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: NICOLETTE
Length 17 meter
Cause: sank following a collision with french trawler 'le temps des cerises' while on a cruise from salcombe along the sw coast of france. 6 crew rescued, 3 sank with the yacht. 2 bodies recovered by divers. (lloyds, vol 201).
Year of registration: 1970
Water depth above wreck: 28 meter
Known since: 1970, last detected: 2018
Details measurements/cartography: 8.9.70 SANK IN 462000N, 021000W APPROX. GEN DEPTH OVER 20FMS. (LL 1.9.70). NCA. 14.9.70 LOCATED IN 463400N, 020500W BY DIVERS. GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE, MAST STANDS 10MTRS HIGH WITH SAILS STILL IN PLACE. (LL 8.9.70). NCA. H1271/82 16.4.82 SHOWN AS DW PA IN 463400N, 020500W ON FRENCH 6902 [1981 EDN]. BR STD. H2909/85 13.6.86 STATED AS POSN DOUBTFUL. (BREST NM 86 19 23). NCA. 28.3.88 SHOWN AS DW PD ON FRENCH 7069 [1986 EDN]. RETAIN AS PA. NC 2663. 21.3.90 YACHT 'NICOLETTE' IN 463400N, 020500W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M [=PA]. DW IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14562061). 13.5.05 SHOWN AS DW PD IN 4633.940N, 0205.080W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7402 [2ND EDN 2002, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2997.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 46 33.94 N,2 5.08 W