Gold Seeker Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Gold seeker Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
52 51.525 N,2 10.886 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 36 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | GOLD SEEKER |
| Type | sailing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Tonnage | 62 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 13, 1917 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 1994 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | 14.3.17 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 525130N, 021100E, ONE OF THREE WKS IN SAME POSN, OTHER 2 ARE UNKNOWN. (DR FOWLERS, 14.3.17). INS AS WK (OLD SYMBOL). BA 2182A. H6411/21 POSN OF WK CONFIRMED IN SUMMARY OF ACTION LIST FROM GERMAN AND NETHERLANDS CHARTS. NCA. H8203/19 LOSS CONFIRMED. H4282/26 14.10.26 AMENDED TO NDW (1917)(PA). BA 1094. H179/42 12.9.42 DELETED. (ADMIRALTY). AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 1972/42. HH090/616/01 21.11.94 NOT LOCATED. (GARDLINE, HI 616). NCA. SEP 2020/000100123 27.5.20 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2019). (MERITAITO, HI 1580). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 1, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT OF WOOD. STOPPED BY U-BOAT. CREW FORCED TO ABANDON SHIP. SUNK BY GUNFIRE. (SIBI).
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