Wreck of MV Erika
Shipwreck site
- Position
- 47.15° N, 4.25° W
- Sank
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- Cause
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- Depth
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No protection is recorded for this wreck in the sources we hold. Position for reference only; not for navigation.
MV Erika (formerly Shinsei Maru, Glory Ocean, Intermar Prosperity, South Energy, Jahre Energy, Prime Nobel and Nobel) was an oil tanker built in 1975 and last chartered by Total-Fina-Elf. She sank off the coast of France in 1999, causing a major environmental disaster.
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MV Erika is a recorded shipwreck site at 47.15° N, 4.25° W. Seadar shows wreck locations alongside live ship traffic, free, from Wikidata and public hydrographic records.
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