This is the information page about the shipwreck Phoenix, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 52.69 N,1 32.167 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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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: PHOENIX
Length 56.1 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 500 ton
Cause: Sank following collision with british lct 'abbeville'. (lloyds 198/120).
Year of registration: 1969
Water depth above wreck: 23 meter
Known since: 1969, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: H5493/69 30.10.69 SIGNALS RE COLLISION INS IN FILE. NCA. H5493/69 31.10.69 SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH BRITISH LCT 'ABBEVILLE'. (LLOYDS 198/120). NAVEAM 9221 ISSUED. H5493/69 13.1.70 SANK 296DEGS, 2 MILES FROM CAP GRIS NEZ LIGHT. (LLOYDS 198/120). CHART AS DW PA IN 505256N, 013212E.
- NM 182/70. 29.10.71 DW PA IN 505259N, 013213E [OGB]. (FRENCH CHART). H4984/74 15.9.75 WK 10FMS 4FT [19.5MTRS] IN 505233N, 013215E OR 285.5DEGS 1.81M FROM CAP GRIS NEZ LIGHT. (BREST NM 75 22 08).
- NM 1934/75 19.11.79 SHOWN AS WK 19.7MTRS ON FR 6682 & FR 6681. NE 1892. 25.9.81 SHOWN AS WK 19.8MTRS ON FR 6824. NE 2451. H1271/81 12.11.84 SHOWN AS WK 19.7MTRS ON FR 6735 [1984 EDN]. R/P. 13.10.87 WK 19.7 MTRS SHOWN IN 505244N, 013214E, [EUR] ON FR 6681. [OGB] POSN: 505239N, 013216E. NE 1892.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 52.69 N,1 32.167 E