This is the information page about the shipwreck Samson, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 56.32 N,7 43.05 W (51.867, -7.5675)

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: SAMSON

Length 55.5 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 974 ton

Cause: broke tow during strong winds while being towed by maltese m tug zamtug ii from liverpool to malta. drifted in worsening weather and eventually grounded.

Year of registration: 1987

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1987, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: H4641/74 31.12.87 H4641/74 31.12.87 AGROUND UNDER RAM HEAD IN APPROX POSN 515600N, 074300W. DECK AWASH AT HIGH WATER. CRANE HAS BEEN BOARDED BY MR JAMES ROONEY, WHO HAS SECURED ROPES TO CLIFF FACE AND IS CLAIMING SALVAGE RIGHTS. NO IMMEDIATE EFFORTS TO REFLOAT ARE PLANNED. (LL 12,14,15 & 19.12.87, MRCC SHANNON TLX 12.12.87). NCA YET. H4641/74 1.2.88 H4641/74 1.2.88 CONDITION OF VESSEL DETERIORATING RAPIDLY. COST OF REFLOATING LIKELY TO EXCEED HER VALUE. MR ROONEY HAS LEFT VESSEL BUT NO SALVAGE YET ATTEMPTED. (LL 8 & 26.1.88). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 56.32 N,7 43.05 W

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