Light Ship Wreck 57641

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		52 48.248 N,1 55.164 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.804133
  • Longitude: 1.919400
Wreck Depth 28.5 m
Water Depth 37 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type light ship
Sonar Length 20
Sonar Width 8
Shadow Height 8.8
Orientation 135
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Gravel
Debris Field NIL
Original Detection Year 1994
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H03210/45 15.6.45 NSC IN 524812N, 015512E. MEDIUM ECHO, PROBABLE WK. (C-IN-C NORE LIST). NCA. HH090/616/01 21.10.94 EXAM'D 31.7.94 IN 524813.3N, 015516.7E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 29.1, FOUL 29.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.0 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.0MTRS. LENGTH 29MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 616). - NM 3901/94. HH100/351/16 23.1.01 DIVED 1.5.00 IN LISTED POSN. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS STANDS. 10-15MTRS HIGH. LIES 020/200 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 020 DEGS. NO SCOUR. NO DEBRIS. WK IS UPRIGHT AND INTACT WITH LIGHT TOWER COMPLETE BUT WITH SMALL SECTION OF TOP OF TOWER MISSING. LARGE HOLE IN THE HULL IN PORT SIDE MIDSHIPS. WRECK IS EMBEDDED INTO THE SEABED. VERY LARGE BELL IN THE LIGHT TOWER. SEABED COARSE SAND AND SHINGLE. (G BUXTON). NCA. SEP 2014/000101130 30.12.14 EXAM'D 27.7.14 IN 5248.248N, 0155.164E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.98 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 8.8MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1428). MINOR SCOUR AT WK. AMEND WK 28.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Dec 30, 2014

General Comments

UPRIGHT & INTACT, BOWS NNE, LIGHT TOWER INTACT

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