Beacon Wreck 44134
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 47.097 N,1 20.433 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 1 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | Beacon |
| Sonar Length | 16 |
| Sonar Width | 16 |
| Shadow Height | 1.6 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 1, 1982 |
| Original Detection Year | 1982 |
| Last Detection Year | 2006 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | H1923/82 6.12.82 H1923/82 6.12.82 EASTERNMOST OF 3 BEACONS, USED TO MARK POWER CABLES AND GAS PIPELINES RUNNING FROM MAINLAND TO ISLE OF WIGHT. REPD AS BROKEN OFF BELOW LEVEL OF LWST AND TO BE A DANGER TO NAVIGATION, HAVING BEEN STRUCK BY YACHT 'WINDSPRITE V' ON 25.4.82 WHILE DRAWING ABOUT 2MTRS. (BB BANKS, 14.5.82). POSN OF BN 504653.5N, 012021W. NOT FOUND DURING BOTTOM SEARCH BY DIVERS 18.2.82. (SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY, 26.6.82). H2069/82 16.2.84 H2069/82 16.2.84 NOT FOUND DURING EXAMINATION OF POSN DURING THE SHORT PERIODS OF SLACK WATER. TIDAL STREAM RUNS VERY FAST ALONG EDGE OF BANK AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RUN LINES AT CLOSE SPACING. (SCESU, HI 140). H3846/86 21.4.88 H3846/86 21.4.88 NOT FOUND. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 365). H1923/88 24.11.88 H1923/88 24.11.88 UNDERWATER OBSTN STRUCK IN APPROX 504702N, 012018W [OGB] BY SEVERAL YACHTS WHILE ON COURSE OF ABOUT 200DEG (M) TOWARDS THE EASTERNMOST POST OFF STANSORE PT ON 4.8.88. DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF HULL. DRAUGHT 1.75MTRS. PREDICTED HT OF TIDE 1.6MTRS. (J YARROW, 6.10.88). CHART AS OB PA, REP (1988). - NM 3705/88. HH091/156/01 11.1.06 HH091/156/01 11.1.06 SHOAL LOCATED 78MTRS NW OF THE LISTED POSN IN 5047.097N, 0120.433W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.62MTRS. LENGTH 16MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. LENGTH CHART AS FOUL. (OFFSHORE SURVEY & ENGINEERING, HI 1156). AMEND FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 11, 2007 |
Circumstances of loss
DESTROYED BY UNNAMED FV. (BB BANKS).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 47.097 N,1 20.433 W
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General Comments
?COVERED BEACON