Boat Wreck 6446

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		56 3.912 N,4 50.255 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 56.065200
  • Longitude: -4.837583
Wreck Depth 16.7 m
Water Depth 18 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type boat
Shadow Height 0.8
Orientation 135
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Mud
Debris Field NIL
Original Detection Year 2012
Last Detection Year 2015
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Mar 19, 2015

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at 56 3.912 N, 4 50.255 W in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. This underwater obstruction, initially identified as a small launch, is an intact and upright wreck resting on a mud seabed. The site was surveyed by the Fleet Hydrographic Unit, with the most recent data confirming the wreck lies at a least depth of 16.79 meters with a height of 0.80 meters. The wreck is oriented on a 135/315 degree axis. Historical survey records indicate this obstruction has been subject to position revisions, with the current confirmed coordinates at 56 3.912 N, 4 50.255 W.

Surveying Details

22.5.12 SMALL LAUNCH LOCATED BY AUV IN 5603.928N, 0450.192W [WGD]. GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. LENGTH 2.8MTRS, WIDTH 1.5MTRS, HT 0.58MTR. LIES 135/315 DEGS. SEABED MUD. (LT M YEMM, MOBLE SURVEY TEAM, FLEET HM UNIT, 17.5.12). INTACT, UPRIGHT. CHARTED GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. INS AS NDW. BR STD. SEP 2014/000130507 24.2.15 NOT LOCATED IN PREVIOUS POSN. CONTACT EXAM'D 16.10.14 IN 5603.910N,. 0450.250W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.80 IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS NO SCOUR. LENGTH 4.64MTRS, WIDTH 2.81MTRS, HT 0.79MTR. LIES 135/315 DEGS. POSSIBLY SAME ITEM. (FLEET HM UNIT, HI 1464). AMEND WK 16.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 19.3.15 LIES IN 5603.912N, 0450.255W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.79MTRS. HT 0.80MTRS. (BDC). AMEND WK 16.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

General Comments

BOAT, INTACT & UPRIGHT

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