Other Wreck 29408

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
50 18.658 N,5 30.256 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.310967
  • Longitude: -5.504267
Wreck Depth 24.5 m
Water Depth 28 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 6.5
Sonar Width 5.9
Shadow Height 3.7
Orientation 162
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Rock
Original Detection Year 1973
Last Detection Year 2011
Original Source other
Surveying Details H2959/73 6.12.73 H2959/73 6.12.73 SCATTERED REMAINS OF UNKNOWN WRECK IN CHARTED DEPTH OF ABOUT 31MTRS IN 501840N, 053015W USING DECCA. (MR GILES). CHART AS USC 20MTRS. BR STD. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (TONNAGE NOT KNOWN). NC 1178. 14.2.01 14.2.01 LIES IN 5018.621N, 0530.202W [WGD] USING DGPS. THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL WK. CINC REQUESTED. (R ROSEVEARE, TELECON). 23.6.01 23.6.01 DIVED ON 22.6.01, IN 50 18.701N, 0530.310W [WGD] USING DGPS. LIES IN SEVERAL SECTIONS, BELIEVED TO BE TWO WRECKS IN SAME POSN IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS AT MHWS. STERN OF SMALLER WK WITH 1MTR PROPELLER, 2MTR RUDDER, SMALL ADMIRALTY ANCHOR 1MTR LONG AND SMALL ENGINE STACK STANDING 3.5MTRS HIGH. ANOTHER LARGER WK LIES 320DEGS[M], 45MTRS AWAY, HULL OF LARGER SS EXTENDING 25MTRS IN LENGTH, THEN ANOTHER BREAK TO BOW STANDING 1-2MTRS HIGH WITH WRECKAGE STREWN AROUND. 2 LARGE OLD ADMIRALTY ANCHORS LOCATED IN BOW SECTION. WHOLE WK SITE COVERS AREA 150MTRS DIAMETER. CINC NO LONGER REQUIRED. (JASON ROSEVEARE/GLYNIS FURSE TELECON 23.6.01) AMEND POSN. BR STD. 20.5.04 20.5.04 RECORD REVIEWED. AMEND TO WK USC 27MTRS. BR STD. 16.12.11 16.12.11 LOCATED 10.10.09 IN 5018.658N, 0530.256W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.81 IN GEN DEPTH 28.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 6.5MTRS, WIDTH 5.9MTRS, HT 3.69MTRS. LIES 162/342 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). ?ENGINE OR BOILER. AMEND WK 24.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Dec 16, 2011

General Comments

DEBRIS, ?BOILER

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