This is the information page about the shipwreck Puerto de ayamonte, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 52.463 N,6 24.939 E (55.8743833, 6.41565)

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: PUERTO DE AYAMONTE

Length 81.4 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1521 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: Vessel, built 1960 by hijos de j. barreras, s.a., vigo, sank while under tow by tug atlas, after developing a 35deg list to starboasrd in force 8 gale. sank 100m w of hvide sande. owned at time of loss by naviera del odiel, s.a. all 20 crew safely abandoned vessel. (msd)

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 41 meter

Known since: 1968, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 555200N, 061700E. (MSD) H3100/68 8.4.68 REPD SUNK IN 555218N, 062430E. (HAMBURG NM 1141(T)/68) NCA YET. H3149/69 30.1.70 DW PA IN 555218N, 062430E. (HAMBURG NM 5072/69)

- NM 280/70. 11.10.77 NOT SHOWN ON DANISH 93. DELETED. BA 3347. H3149/69 14.2.79 DW PA SHOWN ON GERMAN 82 [1978 EDN]. REINSERT.

- NM 555/79. H4147/82 6.1.84 SHOWN AS DW ON DANISH 93 [INT 1044] [OCT 1983 EDN]. BR STD. 29.6.01 SHOWN AS DW IN 5552.500N, 0625.000E [WGD] ON DANISH 93 [INT 1044] [3RD EDN FEB'01, 1:375,000]. [EUR] POSN: 5552.540N, 0625.080E. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 52.463 N,6 24.939 E

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