This is the information page about the shipwreck Sapphire, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 1.022 N,6 2.628 W (57.017033333333, -6.0438)
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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: SAPPHIRE
Year of registration: 1997
Water depth above wreck: 63 meter, Height above seabed: 157 cm
Known since: 1997, last detected: 2009
Details measurements/cartography: HH272/580/02 28.4.97 HH272/580/02 28.4.97 SANK IN 570102N, 060234W [OGB] IN 61MTRS. (MRCC CLYDE, FAX DTD 23.4.97). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH091/299/01 29.9.09 HH091/299/01 & SEP 2009/000135049 29.9.09 EXAM'D 17.5.09 IN 5701.0217N, 0602.6284W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 59.64 IN GEN DEPTH 63.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 10.68MTRS, WIDTH 4.0MTRS, HT 3.62MTRS. LIES 157/337 DEGS. INTACT, UPRIGHT. APPARENT DAMAGE TO SOUTH WEST FACING SIDE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1299). AMEND WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, APPARENT DAMAGE TO SW'LY SIDE
Position: 57 1.022 N,6 2.628 W