This is the information page about the shipwreck Octopus 70 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 28.504 N,5 5.471 W (48.304416666667, -4.8459166666667)

 

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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.

 

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5. Asbjorn
6. Avristan
7. Aztec
8. Bagdale
9. Bango
10. Berthe
11. Boccaccio
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14. Carol (probably)
15. Casablanca (possibly)
16. Caucasian
17. City of francfort
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22. Fredavore
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25. Goosebridge
26. Grimstad
27. Gronant rose
28. Gyller
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30. Isle of hastings
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47. Martinhall
48. Midnight sun i
49. Monksgarth
50. Naja
51. Natcrest
52. Nero
53. Notre dame de bon secour
54. Notre-dame du trezien
55. Octopus 70 (possibly)
56. Olympic bravery
57. Ouessantine
58. Padang
59. Peter sif
60. Polvena (probably)
61. Pronto
62. Risholm
63. Risoy (possibly)
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79. U 1107
80. U 767 (possibly)
81. Ub 36
82. Uribitarte
83. Valle
84. Varga
85. Vauquois
86. Vesper
87. Volanta
88. Vordingbord (possibly)
89. War balloon
90. Wilfred
91. Woron
92. Xenophon

 

Name: OCTOPUS 70 (POSSIBLY)

Length 21 meter

Cause: owned at time of loss by john james, jersey. passage corunna for jersey. stranded on rocks s of benignet island, near ushant. (lloyds vol.213).

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1973, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: 25.10.73 VESSEL STRANDED ON ROCKS S OF BENIGNET ISLAND, NEAR USHANT & LATER REPORTED FULLY SUBMERGED. (LLOYDS VOL.213). NCA. POSN 482900N, 050500W FOR FILING ONLY. 24.2.88 NOT LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987. 22.10.09 ST SHOWN IN 4828.504N, 0505.471W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7123 [3RD EDN 2008, 1:20,000, LARGEST SCALE]. SHOWN ON BA 2356.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 28.504 N,5 5.471 W

 

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