Other Wreck 22536

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
49 21.698 N,0 44.887 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.361633
  • Longitude: -0.748117
Water Depth 11 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1993
Original Source national HO/authority charts
Last Amended Date Oct 26, 2001

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located in the English Channel near the Normandy coast at coordinates 49 21.698 N, 0 44.887 W. This underwater obstruction features a sonar return with a height of 1.7 meters above the seabed. Survey data indicates the presence of metallic traces detected by echo sounder and magnetometer, suggesting a submerged structure. The wreck lies in a general depth of 11.7 meters. While identified for D-Day historical overlay mapping, the site has not been fully surveyed and remains an unclassified underwater hazard.

Surveying Details

HH351/510/02 11.5.94 HH351/510/02 11.5.94 SONAR RETURN IN 492145.5N, 004448.4W [EUR]. HEIGHT 1.7MTRS ABOVE SEABED. MAGNETOMETER READING & METALLIC TRACE BY E/S. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (84/MHA NO115, SURVEYED DEC 1993). NOTED FOR D-DAY OVERLAY. NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH 7056 [1994 EDN]. PLOTS IN GEN DEPTH 11.7MTRS. NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY.

General Comments

MAGNETOMETER READING, NOT FULLY SURVEYED.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 49 21.698 N,0 44.887 W
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