Fishing Vessel Wreck 822

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 9.794 N,0 34.218 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.163233
  • Longitude: 0.570300
Wreck Depth 13 m
Water Depth 15 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type fishing vessel
Sonar Length 18
Sonar Width 4
Shadow Height 2
Orientation 90
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Debris Field NIL
Original Detection Year 2013
Last Detection Year 2013
Original Source ship visit/hydrographic note report
Last Amended Date Dec 16, 2013

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at coordinates 53 9.794 N, 0 34.218 E featuring a length of 18 meters width of 4 meters and height of 2 meters with a least multibeam depth of 13.04 meters in a general depth of 15 meters. The small broken wooden fishing vessel wreck lies oriented on an East West heading at 090 to 270 degrees and includes a single boiler standing 2 meters clear of the seabed with a strong magnetic anomaly and a few surrounding pipes and fittings.

Surveying Details

SEP 2013/000270104 16.12.13 WK LOCATED IN 5309.7936N, 0034.2132E [WGD]. LENGTH 18MTRS, WIDTH 3.5MTRS, HT APPROX 2MTRS. GEN DEPTH APPROX 15MTRS. LIES APPROX E/W. (MV VIGILANT, GARDINE GEOSURVEY, HN DTD 14.12.13 FOR HI 1421). PROBABLY COLLAPSED. INS AS WK USC 12MTRS. SEP 2014/000180724 24.89.14 EXAM'D 11.12.13 IN 5309.794N, 0034.218E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.04 IN GEN DEPTH 15.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 18MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS, HT 2MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL, BROKEN WK. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1421). AMEND WK 13MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 28.11.14 DIVED IN POOR VISIBILTY. SINGLE BOILER LOCATED WHICH STANDS 2MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. FROM THE SIZE OF THE BOILER PROBABLY A FISHING VESSEL OR SOMETHING OF THAT SIZE. NO OTHER WRECKAGE, JUST A FEW PIPES AND FITTINGS AROUND THE BOILER. NO SIGN OF ANY HULL SO WAS PROBABLY WOODEN. THERE MAY BE MORE OF THE WRECK EXPOSED BUT NOT CLOSE TO THE BOILER. (B HICKSON, EMAIL DTD 23.11.4). NCA.

General Comments

BOILER & PIPES & FITTINGS. ?WOODEN FV WITH HULL DECAYED.DIMENSIONS APPROX

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