This is the information page about the shipwreck Orchidee, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 20.02 N,6 29.45 W (51.333666666667, -6.4908333333333)

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: ORCHIDEE

Length 18.3 meter, tonnage 48 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with french fv agena. (ll).

Year of registration: 1992

Water depth above wreck: 85 meter

Known since: 1992

Details measurements/cartography: 22.10.92 COLLISION REPD IN 512000N, 062924W. VESSEL SANK QUICKLY. COULD NOT BE FOUND DURING SAR SEARCH. (HMS BEAGLE, LOP 1.10.92). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 20.02 N,6 29.45 W

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