Other Wreck 16074

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
15 34.655 N,61 27.753 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 15.577583
  • Longitude: -61.462550
Wreck Depth 8.12 m
Water Depth 12 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 34.2
Sonar Width 6.9
Shadow Height 6.1
Orientation 342
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture 4/14
Scour Dimensions 044.0,014.0,001.6,342.0
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 location report for the coordinates 15 34.655 N, 61 27.753 W located off the coast of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea. This underwater obstruction is a sunken vessel lying hull up and partially on its side. The wreck measures 34.2 meters in length, 6.9 meters in width, and 6.1 meters in height, with an orientation of 342 degrees. The least multibeam depth over the wreck is 8.12 meters within a general surrounding depth of 12 meters. The vessel is situated in a scour pit measuring 44 meters long and 14 meters wide, which extends 1.6 meters towards the 342-degree mark. Surveyed by the UK Hydrographic Office, this site is a known navigational hazard documented in official maritime records.

Surveying Details

SEP 2018/000324850 21.12.18 WK LOCATED IN 1534.655N, 6127.753W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.12MTRS IN GENERAL DEPTH 12MTRS. HEIGHT 6.1MTRS, WIDTH 6.9MTRS, LENGTH 34.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 342DEGS. LIES HULL UP, PARTIALLY ON ITS SIDE, SITTING IN ITS OWN SCOUR. (UKHO SURVEY TEAM, H102 HI1600 007). INS DW 8.1MTRS. SEP 2019/00061135 09.12.18 WK LOCATED IN 1534.655N, 6127.753W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.12MTRS IN GENERAL DEPTH 12MTRS. HEIGHT 6.1MTRS, WIDTH 6.9MTRS, LENGTH 34.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 342DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 44MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 1.6MTRS TOWARDS 342DEGS. LIES HULL UP, PARTIALLY ON ITS SIDE, SITTING IN ITS OWN SCOUR. (UKHO SURVEY TEAM, H525 HI1600 009). NCA.

General Comments

Lies hull upright, partially on its side, sitting in its own scour. UK NM 611/19

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