This is the information page about the shipwreck Princess irene, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 5.94 N,2 34.747 W (47.2497, -2.3546666666667)

 

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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: PRINCESS IRENE

Length 228.6 meter, width: 32.3 meter, draught: 18, tonnage 33403 ton

Cause: 26.8.72 vessel, built 1964 by isikawajima-harima heavy industries, was struck by lightning 26.8.72 while at port of donges, r loire. vessel was in ballast condition, but not gas free, having finished unloading a cargo of crude oil. fire and explosions broke her in two amidships and she sank. she was subsequently raised in sections. the bridge and engine room sections were dumped at sea in october 1973. during february 1974 the forepart was refloated, towed out of the channel & beached. owned at the time of loss by john s latsis. (msd).

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter

Known since: 1973, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: H3464/70 23.1.74 WK, LEAST DEPTH 44MTRS [24FMS], IN 470558N, 023500W. (BREST NM 73 48 15). NE 3216. 6.6.88 WK OF TANKER 'PRINCESS IRENE' IN 470601N, 023458.4W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 44.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 62MTRS BY E/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14572082). H4639/87 22.12.88 NOW WK, LEAST DEPTH 45MTRS, IN 470600N, 023441W. (BREST NM 88 46 21). G/S. 9.1.91 WK IN 470600.3N, 023439.9W. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 45.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990, NO.14572082). AMEND POSN TO 470600N, 023440W [EUR]. NE 3216.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 47 5.94 N,2 34.747 W

 

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