This is the information page about the shipwreck Premier, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 59 51.78 N,0 16.264 W (59.863, -0.27106666666667)
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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: PREMIER
Length 23.8 meter, tonnage 68 ton
Cause: 25.12.90 overturned vessel reported in gale force winds in 595600n, 001154w. drifted and later sank. five crew missing. (ll, 25.12.90)
Year of registration: 1990
Water depth above wreck: 115 meter
Known since: 1990
Details measurements/cartography: HH270/350/01 17.12.90 SANK IN 595148.5N, 001608.5W [OGB]. (MRSC SHETLAND, 12.12.90). INS AS WK USC PA 100MTRS.
- NM 26/91. 3.1.91 REPD AS SUNK IN 595148N, 001606W IN GEN DEPTH 133MTRS. AUTHORITIES BEING ASKED TO RAISE WK. (FISHING NEWS, 21/28.12.90). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 59 51.78 N,0 16.264 W