Metal Wreck 53251

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 41.832 N,0 33.235 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.697200
  • Longitude: -0.553917
Wreck Depth 17.46 m
Water Depth 20 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Metal
Sonar Length 16.2
Sonar Width 7
Shadow Height 2.5
Orientation 51
Cargo metal: concentrate and products
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1977
Last Detection Year 2018
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H4822/75 24.3.77 LOCATED 20.7.76 IN 504148N, 003310W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPT 17.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. (FSL WATERWITCH, HI 73/76). CHART AS OBSTN 17.4MTRS. BR STD. H1280/77/13 1.9.77 THE OBSTN IS MADE UP OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE STEEL OR CAST IRON BARS MADE UP IN BUNDLES APPROX 1FT X 6INS SQUARE & VARYING IN LENGTH TO A MAXIMUM OF 18FT. THEY HAVE BEEN METHODICALLY STACKED IN A LATTICE FASHION, EACH LAYER AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NEXT. THE COMPLETE BLOCK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 8FT HIGH FROM THE SEABED BY 18FT WIDE BY 36FT LONG. LENGTHWAYS ORIENTATION IS APPROX SSE/NNW. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE CARGO OF A WOODEN SAILING SHIP OR BARGE, THE HULL OF WHICH IS NOW TOTALLY DISPERSED, LEAVING ONLY THE CARGO STANDING. CINC REQUESTED. (D M DILLINGHAM, 8.1.77). 27.8.98 COMMERCIAL GUARD REMOVED. MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. HH091/002/01 19.11.02 EXAM'D 5041.839N, 0033.239W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.1, FOUL 17.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.9 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 1002). AMEND TO OSW 17.1MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2018/000198963 06.02.18 EXAM'D 06.02.18; IN 5041.832N, 0033.235W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.46MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 16.2MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HEIGHT 2.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 051/231 DEGS. LISTED AS A STACK OF METAL BARS, THIS FEATURE HAS A RECTANGULAR BASE WITH A FLAT, CENTRAL LENGTHWAYS, SMALLER RECTANGULAR TOP, FROM WHICH THE NE &SW ENDS ARE ANGLED, SLOPING DOWN TO THE SEABED. (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND OBSTN 17.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Aug 13, 2018

General Comments

STACK OF METAL BARS

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 50 41.832 N,0 33.235 W
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