This is the information page about the shipwreck Niore, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 39.215 N,1 35.344 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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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: NIORE
Year of registration: 1969
Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm
Known since: 1969, last detected: 1989
Details measurements/cartography: H3161/69 9.12.69 H3161/69 9.12.69 WK LOCATED. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 9.6MTRS. (HMS ECHO, SIGNAL DTD 3.12.69). INS AS 5FMS 1FT.
- NM 1969/69. H2132/70 28.1.70 H2132/70 28.1.70 LOCATED 13.11.69. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.6 IN GEN DEPTH 13 TO 15MTRS. SCOUR 14.6MTRS. GOOD SONAR FROM SW AND NE, FAIR FROM W AND E. (HMS ECHO, HI 43/69). H2132/70 10.4.79 H2132/70 10.4.79 EXAM'D 24.10.78 IN 513911N, 013526E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.6 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR 15.7MTRS. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. LENGTH 25MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEG. (SOISS, HI 60D/78). MUCH QUENCHING ON E/S TRACES. NCA. H1310/88/37 15.7.88 H1310/88/37 15.7.88 REPD TO BE WK OF SMALL SAILING COASTER 'NIORE'. (R M PEACOCK, 27.6.88). H6340/87 27.2.89 H6340/87 27.2.89 EXAM'D 20.9.88 IN 513911N, 013527E [OGB] USING COMPOUND HYPERFIX/TRISPONDER. SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.0, FOUL AT 11.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5 TO 16MTRS. NO SCOUR OR APPRECIABLE SONAR SHADOW. APPARENTLY INTACT FROM SONAR TRACE BUT E/S SUGGESTS 2 MAIN SECTIONS. LIES 100/280 DEG. MAIN SECTION IS ABOUT 50MTRS LONG AND THE OTHER PART LIES 140MTRS NE. (NP 1016, HI 423).
- NM 865/98.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 39.215 N,1 35.344 E