Other Wreck 17594

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		57 23.586 N,1 41.583 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 57.393100
  • Longitude: -1.693050
Wreck Depth 56 m
Water Depth 68 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 139
Sonar Width 31
Shadow Height 11.5
Orientation 125
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0006.0,,003.5,
Original Detection Year 1975
Last Detection Year 2009
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Mar 2, 2010

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater Wreck at Latitude 57 23.586 N, Longitude 1 41.583 W located off the coast of Scotland near Aberdeen in the North Sea. This intact upright shipwreck was examined using DGPS during a pipeline survey and multibeam sonar. The massive submerged obstruction measures 139 meters in length, 31 meters in width, and 11.5 meters in height, lying on a 125/305 degree orientation. The least depth over the wreck is 56.88 meters within a general seabed depth of 68.3 meters, featuring a 3.5-meter scour and a strong magnetic anomaly. The bow points northwest with reported damage to the starboard side, surrounded by seabed depressions up to 1 meter deep within a 75-meter radius.

Surveying Details

H3965/75 31.7.75 H3965/75 31.7.75 WRECK FOUND IN 572343.5N, 014131.0W [OGB] DURING PIPELINE SURVEY. (B P ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 13.6.75). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 25.4.77 25.4.77 AMEND TO WK USC 28MTRS. NC 213. HH091/155/0 2.3.10 HH091/155/0 & SEP 2010/000098684 2.3.10 EXAM'D 26.8.09 IN 5723.586N, 0141.583W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.88 IN GEN DEPTH 68.3MTRS. SCOUR 3.5MTRS WITHIN 6MTRS OF ENDS OF WK. LENGTH 139MTRS, WIDTH 31MTRS, HT 11.5MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEVERAL SEABED DEPRESSIONS UP TO 1MTR DEEP WITHIN A RADIUS OF 75MTR FROM WK. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1155). INTACT, UPRIGHT. ?BOWS NW WITH DAMAGE TO STBD SIDE OF BOW. DEPRESSIONS ARE PROBABLY DEPTH-CHARGING. AMEND WK 56MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.

General Comments

UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS NW, ?DAMAGE ON STBD BOW

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