Other Wreck 15201

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 57.44 N,1 39.513 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.957333
  • Longitude: 1.658550
Wreck Depth 22.1 m
Water Depth 23 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 20
Sonar Width 8
Shadow Height 0.9
Orientation 35
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture 1,4,6
Scour Dimensions 020.0,,000.5,180.0
Original Detection Year 1976
Last Detection Year 2016
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Jul 17, 2016

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck details for position 51 57.44 N, 1 39.513 E located in the North Sea off the east coast of England. Historical hydrographic surveys confirm a small underwater obstruction approximately 20 meters long and 8 meters wide, with a height of 0.9 meters oriented on a 035/215 heading. The wreck site features two prominent mounds on top of a low arcing ridge with a 20-meter scour extending towards 180 degrees. Modern multibeam sonar examinations record a least depth of 22.1 meters in a general surrounding depth of 23 meters.

Surveying Details

H4139/76 31.12.76 NEW WRECK EXAM'D 20.9.76 IN 515726.4N, 013933.6E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 18.6, FOUL 19.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.8 IN GEN DEPTH 23.0MTRS. SMALL PIECE OF WRECKAGE ABOUT 20MTRS LONG LYING NE/SW. NOT LOCATED ON DCS3. NO SCOUR. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 31/76). BR STD. HH090/667/01 20.12.95 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3 ON 100MTR RANGE AND MAGNETOMETER. (OCEONICS, HI 667). PREVIOUSLY SWEPT WK. RETAIN AS CHARTED. NCA. SEP 2015/000143573 15.7.15 EXAM'D 30.6.15 IN 5157.439N, 0139.514E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.4MTRS. (FUGRO EMU, EMAIL DTD 30.6.15). NFS, RETAIN DW SW 18.6MTRS. SEP 2015/000083463 17.7.16 EXAM'D 22.2.16 IN 5157.440N, 0139.513E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 0.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 035/215. SCOUR LENGTH 20MTRS, 0.5MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 180DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK OF VESSEL CONSISTS OF TWO PROMINENT MOUNDS ON TOP OF LOW ARCING RIDGE. (MMT, HI 1474). AMEND DW 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

General Comments

Wk completely buried.

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