This is the information page about the shipwreck Vestvoss (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 50.476 N,2 19.601 W (58.841266666667, -2.3266833333333)

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: VESTVOSS (POSSIBLY)

Length 77.4 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1388 ton
Load: coal

Cause: owned at time of loss by skibs a/s. two boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. bombed by german aircraft 6m se of auskerry. later sank while under tow of 'star of liberty' 12m e by s of copinsay. (ll ww2, ww2sl, dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 71 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1945

Details measurements/cartography: H066/45 1.2.45 ROSYTH LIST RAUM 22 REPORTED NSC IN 585000N, 021930W ON 1.2.45. CINC ROSYTH REPD NSC IN 585030N, 021930W ACCURATE TO WITHIN 2000YDS. (AUBD 315/4). H0273/40 6.3.40 MASTER STATES SINKING POSN APPROX 9M E OF COPINSAY. (ADMIRAL COMMANDING ORKNEYS & SHETLANDS, 2.3.40). APPROX 585400N, 022300W, IN DEEP WATER. NCA. SUNK 12M SE OF COPINSAY. (DODS). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 50.476 N,2 19.601 W

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