This is the information page about the shipwreck Poseidon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 44.58 N,6 26.464 W (57.576166666667, -6.41435)
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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: POSEIDON
Length 20.7 meter, tonnage 47 ton
Cause: reported to be leaking and taken in tow by fv st kilda. tow parted and vessel driven ashore by 50 knot winds. ctl. (ll).
Year of registration: 1982
Water depth above wreck: 0 meter
Known since: 1982
Details measurements/cartography: H1270/79 24.11.82 DRIVEN ASHORE ON ROCKS AND ABANDONED ON W SIDE FLADDA-CHUAIN IN APPROX 574436N, 062624W. (STORNOWAY MRSC, TLX DTD 10.11.82). POSN 574436N, 062624W. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 57 44.58 N,6 26.464 W