This is the information page about the shipwreck Optimistic, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 33.96 N,0 40.41 E (56.4993333, 0.6651667)
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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: OPTIMISTIC
Length 17.1 meter, tonnage 42 ton
Cause: Engine cut out when fishing in southern part of devil's hole. capsized rapidly and sank.
Year of registration: 1992
Water depth above wreck: 240 meter
Known since: 1992
Details measurements/cartography: HH260/400/01 2.9.92 HH260/400/01 2.9.92 SANK IN 563400N, 004030E, APPROX. (MRCC ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 21.8.92). NCA. TOO DEEP TO CHART.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 56 33.96 N,0 40.41 E