This is the information page about the shipwreck Viking 2, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 4.94 N,1 50.09 W (49.082333333333, -1.8348333333333)
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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: VIKING 2
Year of registration: 1989
Water depth above wreck: 12 meter
Known since: 1989, last detected: 2019
Details measurements/cartography: HH351/353/01 8.6.89 FV SUNK IN 490500N, 015000W. (AV CHERBOURG 1134/89). NCA YET. HH351/353/01 12.9.89 WK, COVERED WITH LESS THAN 20MTRS OF WATER, IN 490500N, 015000W [EUR] PD.(FRENCH NM 89 31 22). INS AS DW PD.
- NM 2916/89. 20.6.90 FRENCH FV 'VIKING 2' IN 490500N, 015000W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M. LEAST DEPTH UNKNOWN, LESS THAN 20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990). NCA. HH090/750/01 7.11.97 NOT LOCATED BY DCS OR MAGNETOMETER IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN. (NP 1016, HI 750). EDGE OF SURVEYED AREA IS 0.75 MILES TO E OF LISTED POSN, THUS NOT FULLY DISPROVED. NCA. 15.5.06 [WGD] POSN: 4904.940N, 0150.090W. BA 3656 [5TH EDN, MAY'04].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 4.94 N,1 50.09 W