This is the information page about the shipwreck Romulus, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 43 31.913 N,1 31.939 W (43.665116666667, -1.6013)

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: ROMULUS

Length 150 meter, width: 18.6 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 8435 ton
Load: chemicals

Cause: 13.12.1969 built 1945 by eriksberg m/v a/b, gothenburg. owned at time of loss by maregida cia. nav. s.a. had just arrived at bayonne from kpeme. anchored 300mtrs off bayonne entrance on 13.12.1969. a signal was given that the vessel had engine trouble. vessel then dragged anchor & ran aground n of jetty during gales & heavy seas on the evening of 15.12.1969. during early hours of following day the vessel broke in two & sank. 5 of 27 crew lost. (msd)

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter

Known since: 1970, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: 21.1.70 SANK IN ENTRANCE TO BAYONNE AFTER DRAGGING ANCHOR. (LLOYDS VOL.198). NCA YET. 10.7.70 ULRICH HARMS WORKING ON REMOVAL. (LLOYDS VOL. 201). NCA. 2.10.70 CLEARED TO SATISFACTION OF PORT AUTHORITIES. (LLOYDS). NCA. H6400/68 8.6.73 STP LIES BETWEEN 433152.5N, 013117.4W & 433153.4N, 013119.5W. (BREST NM 73 20 25).

- NM 1245/73. H6400/68 24.6.74 STP NOW LIES BETWEEN 433158.2N, 013151.6W & 433158.2N, 013154.3W, LEAST DEPTH 1MTR ON FRENCH CHART. NE 1343. H6400/68 22.8.75 IDENTIFIED AS ROMULUS & NOT VISIBLE. (HMS HECLA, HN DTD 7.8.75). NCA. 10.5.84 SHOWN AS RECTANGULAR OUTLINE IN 433159N, 013152W LEAST DEPTH 1MTR, ON FRENCH 6536. NCA. 8.6.94 WK 1MTR SHOWN IN 433159N, 013152W ON FRENCH 6536 [1992 EDN]. NE 1343. 8.9.08 SHOWN IN 4331.913N, 0131.939W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7430 [INT 1849] [2007 EDN, 1:10,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 1175.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 43 31.913 N,1 31.939 W

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