Other Wreck 15705

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		15 31.633 S,167 9.352 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: -15.527217
  • Longitude: 167.155867
Wreck Depth 3.5 m
Water Depth 5 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Length 29 m
Width 6 m
Sonar Length 29
Sonar Width 6
Orientation 19
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Debris Field NIL
Original Detection Year 1972
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source aerial photography or satellite imagery
Last Amended Date Dec 23, 2014

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at 15 31.633 S, 167 09.352 E near Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. This underwater obstruction, surveyed by the South Pacific Community Survey Unit, is an intact, inverted wreck measuring 29 meters in length and 6 meters in width. The wreck lies on a 019/199 degree orientation with bows facing northeast. Detailed bathymetric examinations confirm a least multibeam depth of 3.59 meters with no evidence of surrounding scour. This underwater hazard remains charted for navigation safety in the region.

Surveying Details

11.4.84 DW SHOWN IN 153154S, 1670855E [IGB] ON PHOTOPLOT PG 1441-LP1. (RAF PHOTOS DTD 30.7.72 & 2.8.72) - NC 1638. SEP 2014/000110724 27.6.14 WK LIES IN 1531.633S, 16709.352E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.6MTRS. (K EBERLE, SURVEYOR IN CHARGE, SOUTH PACIFIC COMMUNITY SURVEY UNIT, HN DTD 22.5.14). SEP 2014/000057672 22.12.14 EXAM'D 29.5.14. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.59MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 29MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS. LIES 019/199 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. (RVS TUROROA, HI 1446). LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.59MTRS. (SDC BATHY). INTACT, INVERTED. AMEND WK 3.5MTRS.

General Comments

INTACT, ?INVERTED

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