Charted as VIRGINIE in the Marine zone.
Vessel structure:
Lies in position 51°08.83N, 001°44.24E at a depth of 34m in a general depth of 39m.
Sonar dimensions: 23 x 8 x 4.7m. Orientation: 124°. No scour.
'Intact and upright.'
'Intact and upright, orientated 125/305°. Decca position (English chain) Red (E) 22.41, Green (G) 44.88, Purple (A)
52.99.'
'Stands proud on the seabed, orientation 320° and between 30 and 40 meters.'
Documentary evidence:
'Failed to return after fishing trip, cause of sinking unknown.' (1, citing Lloyds List.
'This French fishing vessel failed to return from a fishing trip, but was located by divers 27.01.1988 and the wreck at
that time marked by an orange light buoy. The buoy then went missing and was not remarked. Salvage operations
commenced 03.03.1988 when the masts of the wreck were removed, after which it was considered she presented no
hazard to shipping.'
'Virginie, a French trawler of 70 tons, 22m capsized when her nets got stuck, probably on a wreck on 23rd December
1987.'
Length: 21.9
Tonnage: 70
Object material: Steel
Propulsion: Screw-driven oil engine