This is the information page about the shipwreck Nordstern, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 18.367 N,2 3.542 W (47.012866666667, -2.2137833333333)
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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: NORDSTERN
Year of registration: 1954
Water depth above wreck: -4 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1954, last detected: 2006
Details measurements/cartography: H6656/54 10.11.54 STF IN 471821N, 020338W OR 88DEGS, 2600FT FROM FR LT ON DONGES PIER. MARKED BY R CAN LT BUOY, GPOCC(2)R. (PARIS NM 37 24 54).
- NM 2536/84. 8.4.57 SHOWN AS ST MARKED BY R CAN LT BUOY, OCC.R, ON NE 2985. H6656/54 8.3.60 NOW WK, LEAST DEPTH 5MTRS [2FMS 4FT], BUOY REMOVED. (FRENCH NM 59 52 11).
- NM 541/60. 28.6.79 SHOWN AS STP LYING NW/SE ON FRENCH 6493. CHART AS ST. BR STD. H1271/77 9.12.81 SHOWN AS DANGER CIRCLE 'WK COVERED BY SAND' ON FRENCH 6854 [1981 EDN]. AMENDED TO FOUL. BR STD. 27.2.84 SHOWN AS STP, LYING N/S, IN 471822.8N 020327.6W ON FRENCH 6493 [1981 EDN]. NC 2985. 24.9.85 STATED AS PETROL/OIL TANKER 'NORDSTERN' IN 471822.8N, 020327.6W [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH 5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS BY E/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984/85). NCA, PLOTS ALMOST ENTIRELY ON DRYING BANK. 27.12.90 STP IN 471825.6N, 020327.7W. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14572008). CHART AS STP IN 471825.6N, 020327.7W. NE 2985. 11.4.96 SHOWN AS FOUL ON FRENCH 7396 [1995 EDN]. BR STD. 15.6.06 SHOWN AS F PA IN 4718.367N, 0203.542W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7369 [INT 1842] [2ND EDN 2006, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 2985.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 47 18.367 N,2 3.542 W