My Mink Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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My mink Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 22.02 N,3 21.97 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 3 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | MY MINK |
| Type | launch |
| Length | 14.6 m |
| Tonnage | 20 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Sep 7, 1963 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1963 |
| Last Detection Year | 2005 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority wreck information |
| Surveying Details | H7956/39 3.10.63 H7956/39 3.10.63 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 291DEGS, 1.7M FROM PT OF AYRE OLD LT HO. LEAST DEPTH 19FT IN 32FT. NOT LIKELY TO BECOME AN OBSTN TO NAVIGATION OR LIFEBOATS. (TRINITY HOUSE, 30.9.63). POSN 542540N, 042436W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY. H7956/39 26.8.05 26.8.05 DATA RE-ASSESSED. FILE H7956/39 DESTROYED. GEOGRAPHICAL POSN 542540N, 042436W [OGB] BELIEVED TO BE IN ERROR. BEARING AND DISTANCE REFERS TO PT OF AYR OLD LT HO, AT ENTRANCE TO RIVER DEE, NOT PT OF AYRE, ISLE OF MAN. POSN AMENDED TO 532201N, 032158W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY, POSSIBLY OBSTN 6.2MTRS 2C S IN 532149N, 032153W [SEE 8154]. AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 26, 2005 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK 1.5M E OF EARWIG BUOY, WELSH CHANNEL, DEE ESTUARY. BRITISH TANK STEAMER ARGOSITY HEARD DISTRESS SIGNAL. CREW RECOVERED. (SIBI).
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