Other Wreck 16068

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
15 35.451 N,61 28.445 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 15.590850
  • Longitude: -61.474083
Wreck Depth 16.86 m
Water Depth 20 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Length 21.7 m
Sonar Length 21.7
Sonar Width 5.2
Shadow Height 4.9
Orientation 291
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 2018
Last Detection Year 2018
Original Source ship visit/hydrographic note report
Last Amended Date Jan 8, 2019

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck Survey Details: Located off the coast of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea at coordinates 15 35.451 N, 61 28.445 W, this deliberate wreck site was established for recreational scuba diving. The vessel lies upright on the seabed in a general depth of 20 meters, with a least depth of 16.86 meters measured to the top of the structure. The wreck dimensions are 21.7 meters in length, 5.2 meters in width, and 4.9 meters in height. The structure is oriented at 291 degrees, with the shoalest point identified as the vertical stanchions of the roof covering. Surveyed by the UK Hydrographic Office, this site remains a designated underwater obstruction for navigation and a known dive attraction.

Surveying Details

SEP 2018/000324850 21.12.18 WK LOCATED IN POSN 1535.451N, 06128.445W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.86MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. HEIGHT 4.9MTRS, WIDTH 5.2MTRS, LENGTH 21.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 291DEGS. DELIBERATLY SANK FOR RECREATIONAL DIVE USE, LIES UPRIGHT WITH SHOALEST POINT BEING THE VERTICAL STANCHIONS OF THE ROOF COVERING. NFS.(UKHO SURVEY TEAM, H102 HI1600 005). INS DW 16.8MTRS. SEP 2018/000224537 25.2.19 EXAM'D 24.9.2018; WK LOCATED IN POSN 1535.451N, 6128.445W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 16.86MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. HEIGHT 4.9MTRS, WIDTH 5.2MTRS, LENGTH 21.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 291DEGS. DELIBERATLY SANK FOR RECREATIONAL DIVE USE, LIES UPRIGHT WITH SHOALEST POINT BEING THE VERTICAL STANCHIONS OF THE ROOF COVERING. (UKHO SURVEY TEAM, H525 HI1600 005). NCA.

General Comments

Lies upright, with shoalest point being the vertical stanchions of the roof covering. Shoalest point from water column. UK NM 611/19

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