This is the information page about the shipwreck Swan 1, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 44 28 N,2 50 W (44.466666666667, -2.8333333333333)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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: SWAN 1

Length 74.1 meter, width: 10.8 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 999 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: built in 1969 by j j sietas gmbh. owned at time of loss by swan ocean shipping co. passage rotterdam for pasajes. sank after striking a submerged object. crew of 5 rescued from lifeboats by m tanker 'inge' in the bay of biscay. (msd).

Year of registration: 1993

Water depth above wreck: 1500 meter

Known since: 1993

Details measurements/cartography: HH175/400/01 30.4.93 HH175/400/01 30.4.93 SANK IN 442800N, 025000W APPROX. (LL 10.2.93). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 44 28 N,2 50 W

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