This is the information page about the shipwreck Ottar jarl, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 11.719 N,1 13.764 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)
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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: OTTAR JARL
Length 80.8 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1990 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,coal
Cause: Sank following a collision with ss "british princess" while on passage antwerp for barcelona.
Year of registration: 1924
Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 55 cm
Known since: 1924, last detected: 2018
Details measurements/cartography: H2192/24 25.3.24 SANK IN 531100N, 011830E, APPROX. (GRIMSBY W/T, TELECON 22.3.24). INS AS DWPA.
- NM 474/24. H2555/24 15.4.24 SEARCHED FOR - NOT FOUND. (TH, 10.4.24). H2555/24 16.4.24 NOW REPD SUNK IN 530830N, 012230E, APPROX. (HYDRO LETTER 10.4.24). NCA. H2555/24 17.7.25 NOT FOUND. (HMS FITZROY, 4.7.25). H2555/24 24.5.28 BRITISH SS GREYFRIARS STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT IN 531100N, 011600E, APPROX. (LL 22.5.28). NCA. H2191/41 19.7.41 WK IN 531141N, 011402E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42 IN GEN DEPTH 66FT. LIES IN TWO PARTS - THE SMALLER 188 DEG, 320YDS FROM THE MAIN PORTION. (HMS FRANKLIN, 17.6.41). AMEND TO NDW IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 1671/41. H332/62 4.2.63 H332/62; H4729/62 NOT FOUND. (HMS SCOTT, 1962). NCA YET. 24.6.69 AMEND TO WK 7FMS. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1941). BR STD. 9.3.72 AMEND TO WK 12.5MTRS [LAT]. NC 105. HH090/593/01 11.1.94 EXAM'D 15.8.93 IN 531141.2N, 011350.6E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 20.0, FOUL AT 20.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.1 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 23.9MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.4MTRS, LENGTH 46MTRS, BREADTH 14MTRS. PARTIALLY BROKEN WK LYING 045/255 DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593).
- NM 640/94. SEP 2018/000212985 6.9.18 EXAM'D 26.3.18 IN 5311.719N 0113.764E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 19.98MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS, LENGTH 31MTRS, WIDTH 10.4MTRS, HEIGHT 2.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 055/235 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 25MTRS, 0.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 055 DEGS. BROKEN AND MAINLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1515). AMEND TO DW 19.9MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BROKEN WK
Position: 53 11.719 N,1 13.764 E