This is the information page about the shipwreck Virgo sancta, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 44.761 N,1 32.877 E (50.7460167, 1.54795)

 

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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.

 

1. Acer
2. Acer
3. Advent
4. Aiglon
5. Alhama
6. Amandine
7. Argo
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Belford
10. Blanc nez
11. Brandenburg
12. Ca 4
13. Cachalot
14. Cap de la hague
15. Colbert
16. Costas michalos (fwd part)
17. D'artagnan
18. Dartmore
19. Dixie
20. Dotterel
21. Eustratios (probably)
22. Evolution
23. Express
24. Flachsee
25. Gladys
26. Gloire a sainte therese
27. Harmatris
28. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
29. Hms brazen
30. Hms carlton
31. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
32. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
33. Hms glen boyne
34. Hms lord grey
35. Hms wessex
36. Iltis (possibly)
37. Ines
38. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
39. Kadru
40. L'intrepide
41. La fleche
42. Latona
43. Le tregor
44. Les aulnays
45. Loic
46. Lorraine
47. Lusitania
48. Marie-ange loic
49. Mariner moon
50. Mercator
51. Merida
52. Moise
53. Moorside (probably)
54. Munificent
55. Nicolaw
56. Niendorf (possibly)
57. Niki
58. Notre dame des trois epis
59. Ophelie
60. Pallieter
61. Petit antoine
62. Phoenix
63. Rhea
64. Rio parana
65. Rochester castle (possibly)
66. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
67. Saint benoit labre
68. Sainte marie de la mer
69. Smarapaan
70. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
71. Sultana
72. Tbd 317
73. Texaco caribbean (after section)
74. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
75. Tusnastabb (possibly)
76. U 8
77. U 93 (probably)
78. Ub 103 (possibly)
79. Ub 108 (possibly)
80. Ub 38
81. Ub 55 (probably)
82. Ub 56 (possibly)
83. Ub 78
84. Ub-33 (probably)
85. Uc 26
86. Uc 63
87. Uc 77 (possibly)
88. Uc 78 or uc 79
89. Vent arriere
90. Virgo sancta

 

Name: VIRGO SANCTA

Year of registration: 1982

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter

Known since: 1982, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H2981/78 23.11.82 FV SANK IN BOULOGNE APPROACHES, 056DEGS, 1.63M FROM OPHELIE BUOY. FRENCH AUTHORITIES AWAITING DIVING REPORT. (TELEX DTD 14.11.82, TELECON RNW/DOVER CG 17.11.82). H2981/78 8.12.82 LOCATED IN 504448N, 013303E. NOT BUOYED. (AVIS 182/82). WZ 694 & NAVAREA 365/82 ISSUED. NCA YET. AWAIT BREST NM. H2981/78 9.12.83 WK STILL EXISTS. NM TO BE ISSUED. (BREST TELEX DTD 8.12.83). NCA YET. H2981/78 15.12.83 WK COULD NOT BE FOUND. CONSIDERED TO HAVE BROKEN UP. (MARINE CHERBOURG, SIG DTD 8.12.83). NCA. H2981/78 25.1.84 DW IN 504448N, 013303E [EUR]. (BREST NM 83 51 30). [OGB] POSN: 504442N, 013304E.

- NM 335/84. H1271/88 13.12.88 SHOWN AS DW PD ON FRENCH 6795 [2ND EDN 1988]. NCA. H1271/88 14.12.88 DW IN 504448N, 013303E [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M = PA. LENGTH 18MTRS. GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987 NO.21601273). AMEND TO DW PA. NE 1892. 11.11.92 DW SHOWN IN 504449N, 013256E [EUR] ON FRENCH 7247 [INT 1743] [1991 EDN]. [OGB] POSN: 504443N, 013257E. BR STD. 9.12.02 SHOWN AS DW IN 5044.761N, 0132.877E [WGD] ON FRENCH 7247 [INT 1743] [2ND EDN 2002]. NE 438. SEP 2011/000237137 24.1.12 NOT SHOWN ON FR301040 [EDN 4.0]. REMAINS ON BAND 4 & 5 ENCS. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 44.761 N,1 32.877 E

 

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