This is the information page about the shipwreck Toledo, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 11 N,9 53 W (47.183333333333, -9.8833333333333)
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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: TOLEDO
Length 142 meter, width: 21 meter, draught: 9.1, tonnage 9999 ton
Load: minerals
Cause: reported taking in water in n0.4 hatch while on passage saint john to fredericia. was abandoned by crew. later taken in tow by m salvage tug simpson and eventually beached at gerrans bay, near falmouth. was declared constructive total loss and following removal of fuel was refloated and scuttled in deep water.
Year of registration: 1990
Water depth above wreck: 4300 meter
Known since: 1990
Details measurements/cartography: HH111/350/01 25.5.90 HH111/350/01 25.5.90 PROPOSED SCUTTLING POSN 471100N, 095300W IN OVER 4000MTRS. (LL 30.4.90). SUNK IN 3400MTRS SOME 180 MILES SW OF BISHOPS ROCK LTHO. (WESTERN MORNING NEWS).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 47 11 N,9 53 W