Explosives Flares Munitions Weaponry Wreck 14748

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 33.653 N,0 0.652 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.560883
  • Longitude: -0.010867
Water Depth 56 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Explosives/Flares/Munitions/Weaponry
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1993
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source national coast guard or patrol
Last Amended Date Apr 24, 2014

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck and obstruction survey details near the English Channel off the coast of Sussex England featuring position coordinates 50 33.653 N 0 0.652 W for a historic sea mine hazard initially reported in August 1993 as a buoyant contact mine containing explosives though subsequent multibeam sonar and magnetometer surveys in April 2014 found the obstruction was not located retaining the record for filing only

Surveying Details

HH226/410/02 23.8.93 SANK IN 503337N, 000033.5W [OGB]. BELIEVED TO BE BUOYANT CONTACT MINE CONTAINING BETWEEN 300 & 700LBS EXPLOSIVES. (MRSC SOLENT, TLX DTD 18.8.93). FOR FILING ONLY. [WGD] POSN: 5033.653N, 0000.652W. 24.4.14 NOT LOCATED BY M/B & MAGNETOMETER. (GARDLINE, HI 1435). RETAIN FOR FILING ONLY.

Circumstances of loss

FELL FROM NETS OF BRITISH FV 'QED'.

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