Other Wreck 16044

Field Value
Status Not Fully Surveyed
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
15 19.505 N,61 23.856 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 15.325083
  • Longitude: -61.397600
Wreck Depth 29.7 m
Water Depth 31 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 5.8
Sonar Width 3.6
Shadow Height 2.5
Orientation 45
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 2018
Original Source ship visit/hydrographic note report
Last Amended Date Jun 30, 2019

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater obstruction survey data for a rectangular object located in the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Dominica at coordinates 15 19.505 N, 61 23.856 W. This submerged feature was examined in September 2018 and confirmed as an obstruction with a least multibeam depth of 29.7 meters within an area of general depth of 31 meters. The object measures 5.8 meters in length, 3.6 meters in width, and 2.5 meters in height with an orientation of 45 degrees. The structure is described as a rectangular object, possibly a diffuser, identified by the UK Hydrographic Office. Navigation charts note this as an underwater obstruction at a depth of 29 meters.

Surveying Details

SEP 2019/000061135 09.12.18 EXAM'D 20.9.18; OBSTN LOCATED IN POSN 1519.505N, 6123.856W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 5.8MTRS, WIDTH 3.6MTRS, HEIGHT 2.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 45DEGS. RECTANGULAR OBJECT, POSSIBLE DIFFUSER. NFS. (UKHO SURVEY TEAM, H525 HI1600 005). INS OBSTN 29MTRS.

General Comments

Rectangular man-made object, possibly a diffuser.

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