This is the information page about the shipwreck River lune, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 52.953 N,6 22.188 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)
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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: RIVER LUNE
Length 65.8 meter, width: 10.9 meter, draught: 6.8, tonnage 1172 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: vessel, built in 1868 by schlesinger, davis & co., wallsend, newcastle, was wrecked on isinvrank rock, in dense fog, whilst en route from lorient to ardrossan. (shipwreck index of the british isles).
Year of registration: 1974
Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 157 cm
Known since: 1974
Details measurements/cartography: H3227/74 3.1.74 H3227/74 3.1.74 LOCATED IN 495255N, 062208W. LIES NNW/SSE WITH BOWS S IN 20FT AND STERN IN 60FT OF WATER. IRON REMAINS FLATTENED. NO HAZARD TO NAVIGATION. (RAF SUB AQUA EXPEDITION, 1974). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H1280/76 15.8.75 H1280/76 CONFIRMS ABOVE. (RAF HONINGTON SUB AQUA EXPEDITION REPORT, 1-15.8.75). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 52.953 N,6 22.188 W