Launch Wreck 22499

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 57 N,2 8 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.950000
  • Longitude: -2.133333
Water Depth 68 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type launch
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jun 19, 1991
Original Detection Year 1991
Last Detection Year 1991
Original Source national HO/authority notice to mariners
Last Amended Date Jan 30, 2001

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at coordinates 49 57 N, 2 8 W off the coast of the Cotentin Peninsula. This site marks the final resting place of a motor boat reported to have caught fire and subsequently sunk. The wreck lies at an approximate depth of 60 meters in the English Channel near Cherbourg. This underwater obstruction is currently listed as a non-verified wreck site pending further maritime survey data.

Surveying Details

HH351/352/01 8.7.91 HH351/352/01 8.7.91 DRIFTING MOTOR BOAT ON FIRE OFF COTENTIN IN 495700N, 020800W [EUR]. (LOCAL CHERBOURG NR 1234). REPORTED TO HAVE SUNK IN 495700N, 020800W. LOCAL CHERBOURG NR 1234 CANCELLED. (MARINE CHERBOURG TELEX 19.6.91). NCA YET. PLOTS IN 60MTRS, AWAIT FR NM. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. HH351/352/01 25.7.91 HH351/352/01 25.7.91 AS ABOVE. (DIFRAP 26-2602).

Circumstances of loss

SANK FOLLOWING FIRE.

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