Guernsey Coast Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Guernsey coast Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 10.74 N,1 14.09 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 65 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | GUERNSEY COAST |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 64 m |
| Width | 10.1 m |
| Draught | 4.3 |
| Tonnage | 646 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | foodstuffs: solid |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Aug 6, 1964 |
| Original Detection Year | 1990 |
| Last Detection Year | 1993 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | HH226/350/01 30.1.90 HH226/350/01 30.1.90 SANK ABOUT 38 MILES NE OF CAP LA HAGUE, NEAR CHERBOURG. (MODERN SHIPPING DISASTERS, 1963-87). NCA. POSN 501042N, 011400W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY. HH090/588/01 4.11.93 HH090/588/01 4.11.93 NOTHING FOUND IN THIS POSN. (NP 1008, HI 588). AMENDED DEAD. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 6, 2002 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION IN THICK FOG WITH LIBERIAN SS 'CATCHER'. WAS ON PASSAGE FROM GUERNSEY TO SHOREHAM.
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