This is the information page about the shipwreck Rolandia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 44 4.9 N,23 6.2 W (44.081666666667, -23.103333333333)
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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: ROLANDIA
Length 81.7 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 1604 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined
Cause: ex-poolzee '85, ex-melton explorer '82, ex-poolzee '81. built in 1981 by amels bv, makkum. owned at time of loss by springbay shipping co ltd. passage point comfort, texas, for grangemouth. reported taking in water through forward hatch gale force conditions. later sank. crew of 12 missing. (msd).
Year of registration: 1988
Water depth above wreck: 3900 meter
Known since: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: H1279/87 25.2.88 H1279/87 25.2.88 SANK IN APPROX POSN 440454N, 230612W. (LL 30.1.88). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 44 4.9 N,23 6.2 W