Lighter Wreck 6955

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Status lifted
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 23.683 N,1 1.298 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.394717
  • Longitude: 1.021633
Water Depth 2 m
Water Level Effect covers and uncovers
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type lighter
Length 27.4 m
Orientation 135
Cargo stone
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Nov 16, 1987
Original Detection Year 1987
Last Detection Year 2017
Original Source national HO/authority wreck information
Markers TEMPORARY Y DAN BUOY MOORED TO BOW
Last Amended Date Dec 4, 2017

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Survey Summary for coordinates 51 23.683 N, 1 1.298 E located off the coast of Kent near the Thames Estuary. This site was formerly identified as a maritime obstruction lying on a Northwest to Southeast axis. Historical survey records from 1987 indicated the wreck dried at 1.5 meters and featured a stern pitch of approximately 10 degrees, temporarily marked by a Dan buoy. Multiple salvage operations were documented between 1987 and 1988, culminating in the official removal of the wreck and the navigational buoy. A comprehensive hydrographic reassessment conducted in December 2017 confirmed that the obstruction is no longer located within the dataset, and the site is officially classified as clear with no further action required.

Surveying Details

H4253/83 30.11.87 LOCATED IN 522339N, 010124E [OGB]. LYING NW/SE AND DRIES 1.5MTRS. PITCHED APPROX 10DEG BY THE STERN. MARKED TEMPORARILY BY Y DAN BUOY, SECURED TO BOW. SALVAGE ATTEMPT TO BE MADE. (TH HARWICH TELEX 17.11.87 & TELECON 26.11.87). NCA YET, TEMPORARY INFPRMATION ONLY. H4253/83 14.12.87 SALVAGE ATTEMPT TO BE MADE BETWEEN 22-25.12.87. (TH HARWICH 11.12.87). H4253/83 2.3.88 TO BE SALVAGED WITHIN 2 WEEKS BY EUROSALVE II. (TH HARWICH, 12.2.88). H4253/83 16.6.88 WK AND BUOY REMOVED. SITE CLEAR. (TH HARWICH, 15.5.88). AMENDED TO LIFT. SEP 2017/000296140 4.12.17 NOT LOCATED IN DATASET. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI1542). NFA.

Circumstances of loss

SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF TUG MAMBA. (TH HARWICH)

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