This is the information page about the shipwreck Seven seas, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 34 24 N,34 6 E (34.4, 34.1)
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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: SEVEN SEAS
Length 116.1 meter, width: 17.2 meter, draught: 7.5, tonnage 14293 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products
Cause: sank, cause unknown in calm seas. all 17 crew, including 2 children, recovered by raf helicopter from the british base. vessel built in 1969. passage ilichevest for djibouti. last called at lattika. cargo steel. rescue delayed as data in gmdss systems referred to three years previously when vessel was registered under the columbina flag with a different name.
Year of registration: 1999
Water depth above wreck: 2000 meter
Known since: 1999
Details measurements/cartography: 5.1.00 CREW RECOVERED IN 3424.0N, 3406.0E. LARGE OIL SLICK FOUND IN THE SAME POSN. (LL 4.1.00). NCA. FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 34 24 N,34 6 E