This is the information page about the shipwreck Olivier guite, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 24.389 N,7 20.468 W (56.533133333333, -7.4841833333333)

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: OLIVIER GUITE

Length 33.2 meter, width: 7.6 meter, tonnage 212 ton

Cause: 30.12.72 stranded on se corner scalpay island on 30.12.72. was refloated but subsequently sank on 7.6.73.

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 76 meter, Height above seabed: 66 cm

Known since: 1973, last detected: 1979

Details measurements/cartography: 1.1.73 1.1.73 STRANDED IN 575200N, 063500W APPROX. (LLOYDS 211). H2894/72 11.1.73 H2894/72 11.1.73 POSN 261DEG, 1.1M FROM EILEAN GLAS LT. (REC'R OF WK, STORNOWAY, 2.1.73). INS AS ST IN 575200N, 063500W. NE 2905. 14.2.73 14.2.73 SALVAGE ATTEMPTS ABANDONED. (LLOYDS 211). 16.6.73 16.6.73 REFLOATED BUT SANK IN 562500N, 072100W ON 7.6.73. (LLOYDS 212). AMEND TO USCPA 30FMS. NE 2722. H2352/84 13.1.86 H2352/84 13.1.86 LOCATED 23.9.85 IN 562424N, 072025W [OGB], BUT NOT FULLY EXAM'D. DCS3 HT 7.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 76MTRS. LENGTH 37MTRS, BEAM 6MTRS. LYING 090/270DEG. (GARDLINE SURVEY, HI 262A). H3844/86/2 14.8.89 H3844/86/2 14.8.89 EXAM'D 8.6.89 IN 562421N, 072027W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER & HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 71 IN GEN DEPTHS 75-77MTRS. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS. LIES 066/246DEG, APPARENTLY UPRIGHT, WITH 2 SEPARATE PIECES OF WRECKAGE LYING 10MTRS NW & 10MTRS SW. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 363). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT

Position: 56 24.389 N,7 20.468 W

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