This is the information page about the shipwreck Scantic (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 15.812 N,7 8.148 W (51.38715, -7.0692333333333)
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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: SCANTIC (POSSIBLY)
Length 43.3 meter, tonnage 327 ton
Cause: sank after developing a leak during a force 9 gale.
Year of registration: 1964
Water depth above wreck: 88 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm
Known since: 1964, last detected: 1994
Details measurements/cartography: H4363/64 19.1.65 H4363/64 19.1.65 SANK ABOUT 50M OFF S COAST OF IRELAND. (LL). 8.12.64 SANK IN 511000N, 071500W APPROX. (MV ARTHUR ALBRIGHT, HN 8.12.64). INS AS NDWPA.
- NM 24/65. HH090/598/01 8.2.94 HH090/598/01 8.2.94 NOTHING FOUND IN CHARTED POSN BUT INTACT WK OF SIMILAR DIMENSIONS EXAM'D 30.6.93 IN 511548.7N, 070808.9W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 83.0 IN GEN DEPTH 88MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.3MTRS, LENGTH 58MTRS, WIDTH 29MTRS. LIES 170/350DEG. SLIGHT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 598). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 15.812 N,7 8.148 W