Other Wreck 39788

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	1 56.2 S,125 25.308 E
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: -1.936667 Longitude: 125.421800
Water Depth	10 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Mean Lower Low Water
Length	30 m
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture	Coral
Original Detection Year	1996
Original Source	diver
Surveying Details	HH100/351/12 26.11.96 SMALL WK IN 015612S, 1252518.5E [WGD]. ITEMS RECOVERED INDICATE THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUTCH BUILT, BUT WAS JAPANESE MANNED BEFORE SINKING IN WW2 IN BOMB ATTACK. LIES WITH DISINTIGRATING BOW ON THE REEF WHICH UNCOVERS AT LW. THE STERN IS IN 15MTRS AND COMES WITHIN 3MTRS OF THE SURFACE. IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE EXCEEDED 30MTRS IN LENGTH. (V SKOGLIE). NCA.
Last Amended Date	Nov 27, 2003

Circumstances of loss

SMALL DUTCH BUILT VESSEL, WHICH WAS JAPANESE MANNED AND SUNK BY BOMB ATTACK IN WW2. (V SKOGLIE)

BOW DISINTEGRATING.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 1 56.2 S,125 25.308 E

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