Landing Craft Wreck 13386

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 27.919 N,1 5.205 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.465317
  • Longitude: -1.086750
Water Depth 12 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type landing craft
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1987
Last Detection Year 2019
Original Source diver
Last Amended Date Jun 12, 2019

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck details for the Marie Pascale located in the English Channel near the coast of Normandy, France. The wreck is identified as a Landing Craft Tank (LCT) and contains significant quantities of unexploded ordnance, specifically 20mm Oerlikon and 40mm Pom-Pom ammunition. The current charted position is 49 27.919 N, 1 5.205 W. Historical records indicate the vessel sits in a general depth of 12 meters with a least depth of less than 20 meters. Over the decades, multiple survey reports have updated the vessel's positioning, with its structural integrity classified as a wreckage site. Divers and hydrographic surveys confirm the presence of the LCT structure, though varying survey data exists regarding its precise coordinates in the English Channel. Mariners and divers are advised that the site contains hazardous ammunition remnants.

Surveying Details

H1310/88/10 7.3.88 WK OF A LANDING SHIP, APPARENTLY A LCT. CONTAINS LOTS OF AMMUNITION - MAINLY 20MM OERLIKON AND 40MM POM-POM. POSN BY TORAN. REFERRED TO AS 'MARIE PASCALE'. (J COULON, 20.12.87). PLOTS IN 492806N, 010500W. NCA YET. H2340/87 14.7.88 WK, LEAST DEPTH LESS THAN 20MTRS, IN 492759N, 010511W. (BREST NM 88 24 22). BR STD. 17.5.90 WK, LEAST DEPTH LESS THAN 20MTRS IN 492759N, 010511.5W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS BY TORAN & DIVER. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14591235 [CORR TO JAN 1990]). COVERED BY DW CLOSE N. NC 2613. 15.11.94 DW SHOWN IN 492759N, 010508W [EUR] ON FR 7056 [1994 EDN], BUT STILL STATED TO BE IN 492759N, 010511.5W [EUR] IN FR WK RECORDS 1994 NO.14591235. NC 2135. 7.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 4927.923N, 0105.213E. NOT SHOWN ON FR368570 [EDN 2.8].

Circumstances of loss

PRESUMED LOST DURING OPERATION 'NEPTUNE'.

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