This is the information page about the shipwreck W.m.j, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 32.315 N,3 6.847 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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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: W.M.J
Length 24.1 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 97 ton
Cause: ran aground on jordan flats. went to pieces. all hands lost.
Year of registration: 1959
Water depth above wreck: -4 meter
Known since: 1980, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: H3906/59 21.12.59 WK 0.4 FMS IN 533218N, 030646W. (K2184/55D). BR STD. 24.4.73 POSN 533218N, 030644W. DEPTH 4FT BELOW LBD. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). 28.2.74 DELETED. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). NC 1951. 25.3.75 NOT SHOWN K3500/KF NO 10. NCA. 1.9.87 SHOWN AS WKG IN 533218N, 030646W ON M1027/2. INS AS FOUL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL
Position: 53 32.315 N,3 6.847 W