Aurora (Probably) Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Aurora (probably) Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
42 39.515 N,18 4.96 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 10 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Lower Low Water Springs |
| Name | AURORA (PROBABLY) |
| Type | merchant vessel |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 6, 1992 |
| Original Detection Year | 1992 |
| Last Detection Year | 2001 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Markers | SPECIAL MARK, Y CONL BUOY CLOSE N. |
| Surveying Details | HH377/430/01 30.7.92 WK IN 423930.25N, 180515.6E, MARKED BY ORANGE BUOYS. (CROATIAN NM 4/6/92). - NM 2439/92. HH377/430/02 11.10.95 DELETE DW & ORANGE BUOY IN 423930N, 180518E. (GERMAN NM 38/1071/95). NCA YET, AWAIT CROATIAN NM. HH377/430/02 14.7.01 NOT SHOWN ON CROATIAN 83 [APRIL 2001 EDN]. AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. - NM 3114/01. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 16, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, IMMEDIATELY SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH YUGOSLAV RO-RO M FERRY 'ILIRIJA' WHEN APPROACHING A BERTH IN DUBROVNIK. 86 PASSENGERS & FOUR CREW, 22 RESCUED, 16 INJURED & NINE DROWNED. (LLOYDS VOL.288).
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