This is the information page about the shipwreck Pescalanza, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 18.03 N,10 56.04 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)
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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: PESCALANZA
Length 32.9 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 202 ton
Cause: sank in mountainous seas with hurricane winds. possibly hit by a large wave and sank quickly. of crew of 12, 6 rescued, 4 bodies recovered, 2 missing.
Year of registration: 1998
Water depth above wreck: 325 meter
Known since: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: HH226/410/04 9.11.98 HH226/410/04 9.11.98 SANK IN 501800N, 105600W [OGB]. (MRCC FALMOUTH, TLX DTD 2.11.98). PLOTS IN 325MTRS. NCA - TOO DEEP TO CHART.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 18.03 N,10 56.04 W