This is the information page about the shipwreck Petroswift, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 28.819 N,0 42.993 E (53.5741333, 0.7815167)
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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: PETROSWIFT
Length 10.7 meter
Cause: Sank after taking in water after reporting hitting a submerged object.
Year of registration: 1998
Water depth above wreck: 16 meter
Known since: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: HH242/570/06 26.10.98 SANK IN 532848N, 004306E [OGB]. MAX HEIGHT FROM KEEL TO TRUNK 3.5MTRS. GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS APPROX. SALVAGE ATTEMPT CONSIDERED UNLIKELY DUE TO DISTANCE OFFSHORE. (MRSC HUMBER, TLX DTD 24.9.98). TH NOT TAKING ANY ACTION. (TELECON RNW/TH OCC, 24.9.98). INS AS USC 10MTRS. - NM 4320/98. SEP 2020/000235095 7.10.20 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2019). NFS. (UKHO-BDC & TRITON KNOLL OFFSHORE WIND LTD SURVEY 23.7.18-22.10.19). NFA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: FIBRE GLASS HULL
Position: 53 28.819 N,0 42.993 E