This is the information page about the shipwreck Nordlys, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 14.86 N,5 0.103 E (54.2493333, 4.832)

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.

Name: NORDLYS

Length 80.2 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 2162 ton

Cause: 13.8.88 built in 1951 by aalborg vaerft a/s, aalborg. owned at time of loss by a/s preco. was damaged by fire during reconstruction at sarpsborg on 13.8.88. on passage farsund for bilbao under tow of m tug telco commander to be scrapped when she sank. (msd).

Year of registration: 1988

Water depth above wreck: 42 meter

Known since: 1988, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H3069/86 2.6.88 DANGEROUS WK OF NORWEGIAN FERRY NORD LYS LOCATED IN 541446N, 050128E [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH 29MTRS. (HYDRNLNAVY, TLX DTD 1.6.88). NCA YET - NAV I 189/88 ISSUED. WAS BEING USED AS AN ACCOMMODATION VESSEL. (N HOOK, LLOYDS LIST, TELECON). H1956/88 22.6.88 POSN GIVEN AS 541448N, 050130E. (HAMBURG NM T(21)50/23/88). NCA YET. H3498/88 8.7.88 SANK IN 541445N, 050120E. NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. WILL NOT BE SALVAGED. (LL 6.7.88). LOCATED IN 541446N, 050128E [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH 27MTRS. (NETH NM 333/88). INS WK 27MTRS.

- NM 2347/88. H3498/88 29.11.88 WK 30MTRS IN 541454N, 050011E [EUR]. (NETHERLANDS NM 559/88).

- NM 3798/88. 1.5.90 NETH WK NO 2556. (NETH HYDRO ANNUAL REPORT - 1988).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 14.86 N,5 0.103 E

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