Simplified Wreck Survey
Underwater Wreck Survey Report: Located at 51 0.985 N, 1 11.131 E in the English Channel near the Kent coast, this underwater wreck remains a significant navigational feature. Historically surveyed as a sweep-cleared obstruction, the latest 2017 hydrographic examination confirms a wreck with a least depth of 15.17 meters within a general seabed depth of 22 meters. The vessel structure measures approximately 78.1 meters in length and 11.9 meters in width, with a height of 6.7 meters. The wreck is oriented on a 016/196-degree axis. Previous historical records from 1983 noted the wreck as a substantial structure sitting upright, though it has been subject to various sweep clearances and scour depth changes over the decades. These coordinates are based on WGD datum. This wreck is officially recognized in maritime navigation charts to ensure safety at sea for vessels passing through these coordinates.
Surveying Details
H0793/40 APRIL 1949 OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 47FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, APRIL 1949). H6383/53 10.10.53 INS AS WK 7FMS 4FT. NC 2451 H2492/59 13.8.59 CONFIRMED BY A/S. (HMS SHACKLETON, 1959). H5824/60 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 53FT. (HMS SCOTT, 18.3.60). H0793/40 7.9.61 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR 45FT, FOUL 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 72-75FT. SCOUR DEPTH 79FT. (HMS SCOTT, 10.5.61). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT. NC 1892. 10.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.7MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 3.10.78 LOCATED 19.10.77 IN 510058N, 011115E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 25.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.6MTRS, LENGTH 96MTRS. LYING 075/255DEGS. A SECOND WK [13440] WITH LOWER PROFILE LIES 170MTRS W OF THIS WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 14.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/83/20 23.8.83 A SUBSTANTIAL WK, SITTING UPRIGHT WITH MUCH OF ITS SUPERSTRUCTURE MISSING AND FORWARD DECK COLLAPSING. (P G WEATHERLEY, 9.8.83). HH090/711/01 22.1.97 EXAM'D 14.8.96 IN 510059N, 011107E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.4, FOUL 14.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.9 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 020/200DEGS. UPRIGHT, INTACT. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 14.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091764 19.4.17 EXAM'D 21.7.16 IN 5100.985N, 0111.131E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 15.17MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS, LENGTH 78.1MTRS, WIDTH 11.9MTRS, HEIGHT 6.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 016/196 DEGS. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND TO DW 15.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
General Comments
UPRIGHT & INTACT