This is the information page about the shipwreck Provider, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 36.465 N,1 13.418 W (60.342516666667, -1.0269666666667)

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.

Name: PROVIDER

Length 18.3 meter

Cause: vessel struck a floating object near sweinna holm, yell sound. skipper tried to run vessel aground but she rolled over and sank. all crew safe. (ll vol.223).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 1992

Details measurements/cartography: 13.2.76 13.2.76 VESSEL STRUCK A FLOATING OBJECT NEAR SWEINNA HOLM, YELL SOUND, IN 603634N, 011211W. VESSEL SANK WITHIN MINUTES IN ABOUT 30FMS. (LL VOL.223). NCA. H1270/74 5.9.77 H1270/74 5.9.77 WK HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED & LOCALS CONSIDER IT TO HAVE BEEN DISPERSED BY WINTER GALES. LENGTH OVERALL 60FT, MAST HEIGHT 30FT. (DIR PORTS & HBRS SHETLAND). 15.1.04 15.1.04 REPD TO HAVE HIT A SUBMERGED WK, THE SKIPPER RUNNING VESSEL AGROUND BUT SHE ROLLED OVER AND SANK ON TOUCHING BOTTOM; OR SHE HIT A FLOATING OBJECT NEAR SWEINNA HOLM SINKING 0.5M W OF SWINNA STACK IN 54MTRS. VESSEL HAS BEEN LOCATED QUITE CLOSE INSHORE IN 10MTRS, SIGNAL POST AND PORTHOLES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED, PROPELLER STILL IN PLACE. (DIVE SCOTLAND VOL.III PUBLISHED 1992). NCA, POSN TOO VAGUE TO CHART.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 60 36.465 N,1 13.418 W

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