Cables Chains Mooring Nets Tackle Wires Wreck 51765

Field	Value
Obstruction Category	foul ground
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	60 9.399 N,1 7.537 W
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: 60.156650 Longitude: -1.125617
Water Depth	13 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type	Cables/Chains/Mooring/Nets/Tackle/Wires
Sonar Length	30
Shadow Height	0.5
Orientation	135
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture	Sand
Original Detection Year	1978
Last Detection Year	2004
Original Source	local port authority
Surveying Details	H4043/56 16.3.78 COAL HULK MOVED & MOORINGS SLIPPED CAUSING FOUL, 117DEGS, 6.5C FROM LOOFA BAA BN. (HM LERWICK, LETTER DTD 15.6.56). INS AS F. NC 3290 & 3291. H3050/72 21.5.80 NOT LOCATED DURING INITIAL SOUNDING. PROBABLY STILL EXISTS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS HECLA, HI 32/79). NCA. H3050/72 16.9.80 EXAMINED 13/14.6.80 IN 600925.8N, 010725.2W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. APPARENTLY CONSISTS OF 2 OBSTNS UP TO 30MTRS LONG, PROTRUDING ABOUT 0.5MTR ABOVE SEABED, LYING NW/SE. (HMS HECLA, HI 32/79). RETAIN FOUL IN AMENDED POSN. BR STD. 17.2.04 EUT POSN: 6009.399, 0107.537W. NE 3271.
Last Amended Date	Feb 17, 2004

Circumstances of loss

SWAMPED MOORINGS, TOO HEAVY TO RAISE AFTER REMOVAL OF COAL HULK.

2 OBSTNS

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 60 9.399 N,1 7.537 W

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