This is the information page about the shipwreck Olympic, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 24.96 N,2 19.9 E (55.1176667, 2.6066667)
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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: OLYMPIC
Length 17.4 meter, tonnage 38 ton
Cause: Sank after explosion in engine room. crew rescued 3 days later having drifted in liferaft some 70m e. (ll).
Year of registration: 1980
Water depth above wreck: 40 meter
Known since: 1980
Details measurements/cartography: H3227/78 5.3.80 ABANDONED IN 552500N, 022000E [OGB]. (MRSC HUMBER, TLX DTD 2.3.80). INS AS USCPA 30MTRS.
- NM 615/80.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL
Position: 55 24.96 N,2 19.9 E