Wreck: Veni (Motor vessel)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Veni, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 55.483 N,6 17.478 W (55.882816666667, -6.1208666666667)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: VENI
Length 98.8 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2982 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: ran aground on balach rks, islay.
Year of registration: 1948
Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm
Known since: 1948, last detected: 2012
Details measurements/cartography: H1270/72 7.3.72 H1270/72 7.3.72 STRANDED, 11.1.1948, IN 555500N, 061800W. HULL OWNED BY J.R. SCOTT, ARDBEG. (LTRS DTD 11 & 14.2.72 FROM WK RECEIVERS AT PORT ELLEN & GREENOCK). NCA. 25.2.75 25.2.75 WRECKED ON BALACH ROCKS, ISLAY IN 555525N, 061754W. SALVAGE RIGHTS MAY BE HELD BY MR J R SCOTT OF ISLAY. POSN OBTAINED FROM AN AERIAL PHOTO TAKEN AT THE TIME OF STRANDING. DIVERS SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE WK IN THIS POSN. (P L SELLARS, LTR DTD 11.2.75). H1310/85/23 8.8.85 H1310/85/23 8.8.85 WK LIES APPROX 150YDS NE OF BALACH RKS IN ABOUT 18MTRS OF WATER, GIVES POSN APPROX 555530N, 061730W. STERN SECTION IS INTACT LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. OWNED BY T EPPS, PORT CHARLOTTE. (MR S.I. BLACKBURN). INS AS DWPA. BR STD. 28.1.13 28.1.13 LOCATED 4.8.11 IN 5555.483N, 0617.478W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.65 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 13.8MTRS, WIDTH 2.9MTRS, HT 0,58MTR. LIES 060/240 DEGS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1362). AMEND WK 19.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: STERN SECTION INTACT, ON ITS PORT SIDE
Position: 55 55.483 N,6 17.478 W
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