This is the information page about the shipwreck Sutton (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 9.609 N,4 40.089 W (52.027483333333, -4.9751833333333)
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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: SUTTON (POSSIBLY)
Length 46.3 meter, width: 7.6 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 485 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined
Cause: was on passage aberystwyth to antwerp. disappeared. presumed foundered in cardigan bay after shifting of ore cargo. built 1920, owned at time of loss by overton ss co ltd, liverpool. (dods, & b gray). the captain, william h terreta, had on board his wife, daughter, son and son-in-law. there were no survivors. (k hurley).
Year of registration: 2010
Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 340 cm
Known since: 2010, last detected: 20211028
Details measurements/cartography: SEP 2010/000069027 23.4.10 POSN OF 'SUTTON' CONSIDERED TO BE 5210.06N, 0440.36W [WGD]. FOUND DURING CHARTER BUSINESS & WISHES TO KEEP COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE. FURTHER DETAILS TO BE SUPPLIED, BUT NOT RECEIVED. (DAN WORTH, EMAIL DTD 10.3.10). SEE ALSO [10053] FOR EXISTING CHARTED POSN OF SUTTON, THIS RECORD MADE SUTTON (POSSIBLY). INS AS NDW. NCA. SEP 2021/000332079 14.12.21 EXAM'D 28.10.21 IN 5209.609N, 0440.089W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.54MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 4.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 340/160 DEGS. SEE ALSO [10053]. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 9MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, 1MTR DEEP TOWARDS AFT SECTION. WK BROKEN UP, RESTING ON SIDE. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI1676). INS DW 24.5MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: SEE ALSO [10053], UK NM 1347/22
Position: 52 9.609 N,4 40.089 W