Cables Chains Mooring Nets Tackle Wires Wreck 4841

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		59 39.15 N,1 32.509 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 59.652500
  • Longitude: -1.541817
Water Depth 115 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Cables/Chains/Mooring/Nets/Tackle/Wires
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 2002
Original Source national coast guard or patrol
Last Amended Date May 7, 2002

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater obstruction located at 59 39.15 N, 1 32.509 W near the Shetland Islands. This submerged hazard consists of abandoned gear resting on or near the seabed. Classified as a foul area for maritime navigation, this underwater obstruction requires caution from mariners operating in the waters off the coast of Scotland. The site is documented as an abandoned gear wreckage situated on the seafloor, posing a potential hazard to deep-sea fishing and maritime transit in the region.

Surveying Details

7.5.02 GEAR ABANDONED IN 5939.178N, 0132.398W [OGB]. (MRCC ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 6.5.02). ASSUMED ON OR NEAR SEABED. INS AS FOUL. BR STD.

Circumstances of loss

ONE NET, 2 X 75FMS OF 28MM COMBINATION SWEEP AND 200FMS OF 20MM STEEL WIRE SNAGGED ON HEIMA/FRIGG PIPELINE BY MFV ZENITH. UNABLE TO FREE, WIRE CUT AND GEAR ABANDONED.

General Comments

SNAGGED AND ABANDONED

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