This is the information page about the shipwreck Vale (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 4.782 N,1 32.945 W (56.0797, -1.5490833333333)
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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: VALE (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1917
Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 73 cm
Known since: 1917, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 68 MILES E BY N OF MAY ISLAND OR 581200N, 010000W. (LLWW1). MAY 1917 POSN 560350N, 013100W. (A T NUMBER 140). H4087/26 24.6.26 ERASED WRECK FROM 2182B. 1.3.71 INS NDWPA. NC 1402. 14.2.78 AMEND TO USCPA 35MTRS. NC 1407. HH091/083/01 7.3.05 EXAM'D 26.8.04 IN 5604.782N, 0132.945W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 58.0 IN GEN DEPTH 62.2MTRS. SCOUR 0.8MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 6MTRS TOWARDS 054 & 279 DEGS. LENGTH 33MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 4.2MTRS. LIES 073/253 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 253 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1083). AMEND WK 58MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BOWS WSW, SCOUR EXTENDS 054/279 DEGS
Position: 56 4.782 N,1 32.945 W