This is the information page about the shipwreck Ross khartoum, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 16.337 N,2 1.099 W (57.4531, -1.7967)
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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: ROSS KHARTOUM
Length 49.7 meter, tonnage 197 ton
Cause: had engine failure. later reported ashore on balmedie beach, 8m n of aberdeen.
Year of registration: 1980
Water depth above wreck: 0 meter
Known since: 1980, last detected: 1983
Details measurements/cartography: 23.12.80 ASHORE ON BALMEDIE BEACH, 8M N OF ABERDEEN. (LL 22.12.80). 22.2.81 CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS. OFFERED FOR SALE. (LL 8.1.81 & 21.2.81). H3060/79 3.4.81 REPD IN 571621N, 020100W, APPROX. (J T THOMSON, HN DTD 10.3.81). INS AS ST. BR STD. H1270/82 19.9.83 UNLIKELY TO BE SALVAGED. OWNERS & COUNTY COUNCIL DISINTERESTED. BECOMING A DANGER TO CHILDREN & ADULTS. (FISHING NEWS 19.8.83). PHOTO SHOWS A COMPLETE VESSEL DEEP INTO SANDS BUT UPRIGHT.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 57 16.337 N,2 1.099 W