This is the information page about the shipwreck Tropic shore, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 24.922 N,2 18.925 E (53.1506667, 2.01255)

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: TROPIC SHORE

Length 50.9 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 500 ton

Cause: Heeled over and sank in viking oil field after striking oil rig britannia. (daily telegraph). freak wave swept the vessel against the rig and holed her. (ll).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 1991

Details measurements/cartography: H4856/72 10.12.74 H4856/72 10.12.74 LOCATED IN 532454N, 021912E. G SPH LT BUOYS LAID 135 DEG, 900FT AND 315 DEG, 900FT FROM WK. (TH NM 98/74). INS AS DW WITH G SPH BUOY, INT QK FL G 10S, RAREFL, CLOSE NW & SE.

- NM 62/75. H4856/72 16.8.78 H4856/72 16.8.78 BUOYS NOW W & E CARDINAL, IN 532454N, 021848E AND 532454N, 021924E, RESPECTIVELY. (TH NM 102/78). NFA. CORRECT ON IALA NE. H4856/72 4.3.80 H4856/72 4.3.80 E CARD BUOY TO BE WITHDRAWN ON OR ABOUT 24.3.80. (TH NM 41/80). H4856/72 23.4.80 H4856/72 23.4.80 DELETE E CARD BUOY.

- NM 1008/80. H4856/72 5.9.80 H4856/72 5.9.80 TO BE DISPERSED BY M SURVEY VESSEL BRANDING, USING EXPLOSIVES. (LL 20.8.80). 24.10.80 24.10.80 DURING CLEARANCE OPS TO REDUCE WK TO LEAST DEPTH 16.77MTRS [55FT], TWO DIVERS WERE KILLED IN ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION. OPERATION NOW VIRTUALLY STOPPED. (A C CROTHALL, 23.10.80). E KIRKPATRICK, HUMBER DIVERS TO COMPLETE DISPERSAL. (E GILES). H4856/72 7.7.81 H4856/72 7.7.81 WK NOW CLEAR TO 16.47MTRS [LAT]. W CARD BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH YARMOUTH, TLX 6.7.81). AMEND TO SW 16.5MTRS. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1671/81. H4856/72 6.8.81 H4856/72 6.8.81 WK NOW CLEAR TO 18.4MTRS. (TH NM 79/81). AMEND TO SW 18.4MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/01 8.2.90 HH100/351/01 8.2.90 DIVED ON IN 532456N, 021800E USING DECCA. LIES ON STBD SIDE WITH BOWS SMASHED IN, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE AND PLATING SPLIT IN VARIOUS PLACES. HAS TWIN BRONZE PROPELLERS. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. (P J LASSEY, 12.6.89). NCA. HH090/520/01 26.9.91 HH090/520/01 26.9.91 EXAM'D 22.6.91 IN 532454N, 0021902.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.6, FOUL AT 12.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTHS 15.3 TO 18.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. LIES 075/255 DEG IN SCOUR 7MTRS DEEP. SEABED DISTURBED FOR SOME 100MTRS FROM WK. (NP 1008, HI 520). HH090/520/01 30.9.91 HH090/520/01 30.9.91 W CARD BUOY, Q(9) 15S, RACON D, ESTABLISHED IN POSN 225 DEG, 90MTRS FROM WK. CLEARANCE DEPTH CONFIRMED AS 12.6MTRS. (OCC, TH HARWICH, TELEX 27.9.91). AMEND TO SW 12.6MTRS. INS BUOY.

- NM 2890/91. HH090/520/01 22.10.91 HH090/520/01 22.10.91 LOCATED BY THV PATRICIA 26.9.92 IN 532454.5N, 021902.5E USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.8 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. SEA AND SWELL CONDITIONS UNFIT TO SWEEP. (TH, 3.10.91). NCA. HH160/351/03 2.12.91 HH160/351/03 2.12.91 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.1MTRS IN 532454.5N, 021902.5E. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH NM 70/91).

- NM 3614/91. HH160/351/03 10.12.91 HH160/351/03 10.12.91 EXAM'D 22.11.91. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.1, FOUL AT 18.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.9 IN GEN DEPTH 18.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26.3MTRS. (THV PATRICIA, 29.11.91). NFA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON STBD SIDE

Position: 53 24.922 N,2 18.925 E

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