Other Wreck 17316

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		57 24.097 N,1 37.318 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 57.401617
  • Longitude: -1.621967
Wreck Depth 68 m
Water Depth 71 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 34
Sonar Width 6
Shadow Height 3.5
Orientation 140
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0008.5,,000.9,140
Original Detection Year 1975
Last Detection Year 2009
Original Source other
Last Amended Date Mar 2, 2010

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater obstruction and wreck located at coordinates 57 24.097 N, 1 37.318 W off the coast of Scotland in the North Sea. This intact underwater wreck lies upright with its bow facing southeast on a general seabed depth of 71.8 meters, featuring a least multibeam depth of 68.36 meters. Comprehensive structural descriptions from hydrographic surveys detail a length of 34 meters, a width of 6 meters, and a height of 3.5 meters, accompanied by a 0.9-meter-deep scour extending 8.5 meters towards the 140-degree mark from the southeast end. The site produces a moderate magnetic anomaly and is oriented along a 140/320-degree axis.

Surveying Details

H3965/75 31.7.75 OBSTN WHICH MAY BE WK LOCATED IN 572403N, 013712W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (BP ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 13/6/75). INS AS OBSTN. 25.4.77 AMEND TO WK USC 55MTRS. BR STD. HH091/155/01 2.3.10 SEP 2010/000098684 EXAM'D 2.9.09 IN 5724.097N, 0137.318W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 68.36 IN GEN DEPTH 71.8MTRS. SCOUR 0.9MTR DEEP EXTENDS 8.5MTRS TOWARDS 140 DEGS FROM SE END. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). UPRIGHT, BOWS SE. AMEND WK 55MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.

General Comments

UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS SE

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