This is the information page about the shipwreck Towy, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 12.079 N,6 41.048 W (55.417466666667, -6.4078833333333)

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: TOWY

Year of registration: 1971

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 190 cm

Known since: 1971, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H1286/71 3.9.71 H1286/71 3.9.71 WK LIES 600YDS OFFSHORE IN 551230N, 064120W ON HARD SAND BOTTOM IN MAX DEPTH OF 60FT. LYING UPRIGHT WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE GONE. HULL IS INTACT. MINIMUM CLEARANCE AT LW SRINGS IS ABOUT 35FT. (K BIALOWAS, NEVADA DIVING & SALVAGE CO, 28.8.71). INS AS WK 9MTRS. BR STD. H4017/73 15.8.73 H4017/73 15.8.73 INS BY NM.

- NM 1908/73. H1270/82 8.11.83 H1270/82 8.11.83 LIES IN 551205N, 064101W BY HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.2 IN GEN DEPTH 13.7MTRS. DIVER CONFIRMS REMAINS OF WK ARE LEVEL. 2MTR SCOUR AT STERN. VESSEL LIES E/W, BOWS FACE PORTRUSH. SHE HAD GROUNDED WHILE LEAVING PORTSTEWART STERN FIRST. (W F TODD, HN 18.9.83). AMEND TO WK 10.0MTRS. BR STD. 22.11.04 22.11.04 [EUT] POSN: 5512.083N, 0641.077W. NC 2494. HH091/240/01 13.5.09 HH091/240/01 & SEP 2009/000038475 13.5.09 LOCATED 8.6.09 IN 5512.079N, 0641.048W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.85 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR 1.2MTRS DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 36MTRS, WIDTH 8.6MTRS, HT 2.85MTRS. LIES 190/270 DEGS (?MAIN SECTION). NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS WITH MAIN PART 35MTRS E OF PREVIOUS POSN. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1240). AMEND WK 11.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS E, IN TWO PARTS

Position: 55 12.079 N,6 41.048 W

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