Other Wreck 19828

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		36 52.22 N,7 50.43 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 36.870333
  • Longitude: -7.840500
Water Depth 500 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1999
Original Source national HO/authority charts
Last Amended Date Nov 8, 2006

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater obstruction located at coordinates 36 52.22 N, 7 50.43 W off the coast of the Algarve, Portugal. This submerged maritime hazard, previously noted as a foul area near 36 52.30 N, 07 50.35 W on Portuguese fishery charts, is currently classified as too deep to be charted for surface navigation. The site marks a historical underwater wreck position, though the structural integrity remains unverified. Mariners should exercise caution in this section of the Atlantic Ocean near the southern Portuguese coastline.

Surveying Details

7.11.06 7.11.06 FOUL SHOWN IN 3652.300N, 0750.350W [EUR] ON PORTUGUESE FISHERY CHART 24P06 [JUL'99 EDN]. NCA, TOO DEEP TO CHART.

Circumstances of loss

BUILT 1867 BY OSWALD, T.R. SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HINES BROTHERS, MARYPORT, UNITED KINGDOM. COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 90NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY LAIRDS BROS., BIRKENHEAD. ON PASSAGE BARROW-IN-FURNESS FOR ANTWERP. STRANDED AND LOST IN WIND CONDITIONS ENE FORCE 3. (SIBI).

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 36 52.22 N,7 50.43 W
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