Barge Wreck 12976

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 25.079 N,5 29.753 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.417983
  • Longitude: -5.495883
Wreck Depth 8.9 m
Water Depth 10 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type barge
Sonar Length 20.5
Sonar Width 5.6
Shadow Height 3.5
Orientation 90
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Mud
Scour Dimensions ,,002.0,
Original Detection Year 2013
Original Source national HO/authority wreck information
Last Amended Date Sep 24, 2013

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located off the west coast of Scotland near the Sound of Lorn at coordinates 56 25.079 N, 5 29.753 W. This survey confirms an intact underwater obstruction with a least multibeam depth of 8.94 meters within a general depth of 10.5 meters. The wreck measures 20.5 meters in length, 5.6 meters in width, and stands 3.5 meters high, lying on an orientation of 090/270 degrees with the bow pointing east. The bow is currently buried in the mud seabed, while the stern features three rising structures, including what is likely the remains of a wheelhouse. A 2-meter deep scour extends 18 meters towards 270 degrees. The site is characterized by surrounding debris of varying origins, including a second wreck located 40 meters to the south and multiple mooring blocks in the immediate vicinity. This site is charted as a wreck with a depth of 8.9 meters.

Surveying Details

24.9.13 EXAM'D 19.6.13 IN 5625.079N, 0529.753W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.94 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 18MTRS TOWARDS 270 DEGS. LENGTH 20.5MTRS, WIDTH 5.6MTRS, HT 3.50MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS WITH BOW E. SURROUDING DEBRIS COULD BE OF VARYING ORIGIN, ANOTHER WK LIES 40MTRS S AND MANY MOORING BLOCKS ARE IN THE VICINITY. INTACT. THREE STRUCTURES RISE ABOVE WK, THAT AT STERN POSSIBLY THE REMAINS OF THE WHEELHOUSE. BOW BURIED IN MUD SEABED. (INIS HYDRO, HI 1354). INS AS WK 8.9MTRS.

General Comments

INTACT, ?UPRIGHT, BOWS E

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