Other Wreck 16285

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
51 25.184 N,0 43.682 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.419733
  • Longitude: 0.728033
Water Depth -5 m
Water Level Effect covers and uncovers
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Orientation 105
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1989
Last Detection Year 2003
Original Source aerial photography or satellite imagery
Last Amended Date Apr 6, 2010

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck identified at coordinates 51 25.184 N, 0 43.682 E located on the coastline of the Thames Estuary. This submerged obstruction is described as a vessel measuring 25 meters in length and 8 meters in beam, lying in a 105/285 degree orientation. Originally identified through historical photoplot data, the wreck is situated on marshland and is currently recorded as not shown on standard navigational charts. Historical records include an earlier structural observation from 1991 noting the wreckage lying WNW/ESE. This site is documented under historical survey reference HH248/410/15 and remains a known underwater feature within the coastal survey archives.

Surveying Details

14.3.91 STF, LYING WNW/ESE, SHOWN IN 512509N, 004346.7E ON PHOTOPLOT PG 2005. (V AERO RN 1/89 DTD 30.6.89 INDEX 1863/230). PLOTS ON MARSHLAND. NCA. HH248/410/15 14.11.05 STP, LENGTH 25MTRS, BEAM 8MTRS, LYING 105/285DEGS, SHOWN IN 5125.184N, 0043.682E [EUT], ON LAND, ON PHOTOPLOT PG 2359 [CHANNEL COAST OBSERVATORY DIGITAL ORTHORECTIFIED MOSAIC DTD 6-7.3.2003]. NOT SHOWN PLOTS ON LAND. NE 1834.

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