Barge Wreck 12724

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		52 16.162 N,1 49.315 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.269367
  • Longitude: 1.821917
Wreck Depth 23.49 m
Water Depth 28 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type barge
Sonar Length 27
Sonar Width 13.8
Shadow Height 7.1
Orientation 115
Cargo machinery and mechanical parts
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Sep 5, 1975
Bottom Texture 6,1,4
Scour Dimensions 113.1,,002.9,020.0
Original Detection Year 1975
Last Detection Year 2016
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Aug 21, 2017

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Details Position 52 16.162 N 1 49.315 E Located off the East Coast of England in the North Sea this historic shipwreck lies in a general depth of 28 meters Surrounding seabed features include a scour length of 113 meters and a depth of 2.89 meters oriented towards 020 degrees Latest hydrographic surveys confirm the intact wreck measures 27 meters in length 13.8 meters in width with a height of 7.1 meters and an orientation of 115/295 degrees The least multibeam depth recorded is 23.49 meters with a charted depth of 23 meters

Surveying Details

H3161/69 2.10.75 LOCATED BY THV PATRICIA IN 521606N, 014930E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 63FT [MLWS] IN GEN DEPTH 90FT. (TH, TELEX 11.9.75). INS AS WK 19.2MTRS. BR STD. 15.9.77 AMEND TO WK 18.8MTRS. NE 1543. H1270/80 19.1.81 AMEND TO WK 19.2MTRS. NE 1610. HH090/564/01 21.1.93 EXAM'D 23.10.92 IN 521607.5N, 014924.7E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.8, FOUL AT 14.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.1 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 30.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.7MTRS, LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEG. MODERATE MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION OBSERVED. SWEPT IN POOR CONDITIONS, ACCEPT E/S DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 564). AMEND TO WK 23MTRS. - NM 516/93. HH090/564/01 12.8.93 FURTHER EXAM'D 27.6.93. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.0, FOUL AT 23.3MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 564). BR STD. SEP 2016/000091759 21.8.17 EXAM'D 20.12.16; IN 5216.162N, 0149.315E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS, LENGTH 27MTRS, WIDTH 13.8MTRS, HEIGHT 7.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 115/295 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 113.09MTRS, 2.89MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 020 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

Circumstances of loss

CAPSIZED AND SANK WHILE IN TOW OF BRITISH M TUG MOORCOCK. CARRYING A 50 TON CRANE.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 52 16.162 N,1 49.315 E
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