This is the information page about the shipwreck Sterndon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 10.463 N,3 29.34 W (57.97135, -3.3395666666667)
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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: STERNDON
Length 10.1 meter
Cause: sank. crew of one rescued.
Year of registration: 1996
Water depth above wreck: 20 meter
Known since: 1996, last detected: 2020
Details measurements/cartography: HH266/470/03 17.7.96 SAR SEARCH CENTRED ON 581028N, 032948W. (MRCC ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 12.7.96). SINKING POS'N NOT KNOWN, BUT CLOSE INSHORE. FOR FILING ONLY, NCA. HH266/470/03 1.8.96 POSSIBLE WK LOCATED IN 501028.5N, 032915W [OGB] USING DECCA. LOCATED BY MFV MARGARET ELLEN. NOTICED AS OIL WAS BUBBLING UP TO SURFACE. BELIEVED TO BE LYING IN 9 FATHOMS OF WATER. (MRCC ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 30.7.96). INS AS USC 10MTRS.
- NM 2895/96. HH266/470/03 15.8.96 WK CONFIRMED AS THAT OF STERNDON. (MRCC ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 2.8.96). HH266/470/03 27.9.96 SALVAGE OPERATIONS BEING CARRIED OUT. (MRCC ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 23.9.96).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 58 10.463 N,3 29.34 W