This is the information page about the shipwreck Sarah anderson (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 38.756 N,4 46.317 W (50.822183333333, -4.5627833333333)
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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: SARAH ANDERSON (POSSIBLY)
Length 52.7 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 5.4, tonnage 589 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,chemicals,ore
Cause: built in 1865 by t royden & sons. owned at the time of loss by r g sharp & co. passage coquimbo for fleetwood. came to anchor near port issac in a dismasted condition, dragged and later foundered. all hands lost. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1886
Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm
Known since: 1886, last detected: 2011
Details measurements/cartography: 30.1.70 30.1.70 REPORTED TO HAVE FOUNDERED BESIDE GULL ROCK. (CORNISH SHIPWRECKS). POSN 503830N, 044600W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY. 9.8.11 9.8.11 LOCATED 1.3.11 IN 5038.756N, 0446.317W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.13 IN GEN DEPTH 11.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50.6MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 2.1MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). INS AS WK 9.1MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IRON HULL, APPARENTLY COLLAPSED, BOWS NW
Position: 50 38.756 N,4 46.317 W