This is the information page about the shipwreck Salton sea, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 60 59.964 N,0 0.13 W (60.9994, -0.0021666666666667)
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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: SALTON SEA
Length 51.8 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 190 ton
Cause: vessel sunk during target practice by royal naval vessels. had previously (in 1988) been seized by british customs for alleged drug smuggling activities. (ll vol.281).
Year of registration: 1990
Water depth above wreck: 125 meter
Known since: 1990
Details measurements/cartography: HH160/350/01 8.10.90 WAS TOWED BY RMAS TUG ROLLICKER TO 610000N, 000000E APPROX AND SET ADRIFT TO BE USED AS A TARGET. (MR. PINK, OPS, FOXHILL, BATH, 21.9.90). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 60 59.964 N,0 0.13 W