This is the information page about the shipwreck Vlieland, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 37.94 N,5 31.09 W (47.632333333333, -5.5181666666667)

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: VLIELAND

Length 75.9 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 1571 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: vessel, built 1953 by kieler howaldtswerke ag, was abandoned 100m off penmarc'h after cargo shifted in heavy weather. she was taken in tow by tug 'pacific', but tow was abandoned & vessel sank. owned at the time of loss by gandour bros. shipping ltd. vessel was on passage from antwerp to lattakia. (msd).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 134 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: 18.10.76 SANK IN 473800N, 053100W APPROX. (LL 18.10.76). H2770/69 26.10.76 POSN REPEATED. (HYDROLANT 2912/76). CHART AS NDW PA IN 473800N, 053100W. R/P. H2770/69 5.7.78 CHART AS NDW PA IN 473800N, 053100W.

- NM 1655/78. H2909/85 17.12.85 WK IN 473802N, 053052W APPROX [EUR]. GEN DEPTH 134MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS 1984). H2909/85 17.12.85 LEAST DEPTH 121MTRS IN 473800N, 053100W APPROX. (BREST NM 85 48 24). CHART AS WK PA 121MTRS IN 473800N, 053100W. R/P. 20.1.87 SHOWN AS WK 121MTRS IN FR 6989 [1986 EDN]. 27.3.90 UNKNOWN WK IN 473800N, 053100W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M [=PA]. LEAST DEPTH 121MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 131MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14575037). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 47 37.94 N,5 31.09 W

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