This is the information page about the shipwreck Polarlight, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 26.799 N,4 20.473 W (54.223483333333, -4.3862)

 

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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.

 

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Name: POLARLIGHT

Length 41.8 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 199 ton
Load: cement

Cause: was abandoned by crew after cargo shifted and eventually sank. was on passage to ramsey.

Year of registration: 1989

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1989, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: HH208/350/01 10.3.89 SANK 030 DEG, 1.5 MILES FROM POINT OF AYR LTHO. (LL 1.3.89). 28.3.89 SANK IN 542624N, 042000W. (LIVERPOOL CG, 28.3.89). AREA, 2 X 1 MILES, CENTRED ON REPD POSN SEARCHED BY THV MERMAID. NOT FOUND. (NLB, TELEX). NCA - AWAIT FURTHER. HH208/350/01 14.7.89 LOCATED 10.7.89 IN 542648N, 042008W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.2 IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. LIES ON ITS SIDE, ORIENTATED 105/285 DEG. SWEEPING NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY. (HMS ROEBUCK, SIGNAL DTD 10.7.89). INS AS WK 22MTRS.

- NM 2389/89. HH208/350/01 28.7.89 EXAM'D 10.7.89 IN 542647.9N, 042008.1W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH HT 6.70MTRS; DCS3 HT 7.67MTRS. LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 105/285 DEG, ON ITS SIDE WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE FACING S. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 466). NFA. HH090/728/02 22.7.98 EXAM'D 19.3.98 IN 542647.5N, 042024.0W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 22.6, FOUL 23.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.0 IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY NOTED. INTACT. (NP 1008, HI 728). BR STD. 25.3.13 [WGD] POSN: 5426.799N, 0420.473W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 54 26.799 N,4 20.473 W

 

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