Other Wreck 4857

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		58 28.173 N,0 15.773 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 58.469550
  • Longitude: 0.262883
Water Depth 144 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1989
Last Detection Year 2006
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Sep 16, 2010

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater obstruction located at 58 28.173 N, 0 15.773 E in the North Sea. This wreck site consists of a 1.1 meter high stairwell originally identified during an Occidental Petroleum Ltd survey. The obstruction is currently marked on nautical charts as foul ground. The structure, initially surveyed in 1989 and updated in 2006, serves as a navigation hazard in the North Sea region. Search coordinates 58 28.173 N, 0 15.773 E denote the precise position of this submerged wreckage.

Surveying Details

HH254/440/01 18.8.89 HH254/440/01 18.8.89 STAIRWELL, 1.1MTRS HIGH, LOCATED 582812.8N, 001552.4E [EUR]. (OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LTD SURVEY, 21.6.89). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. 10.8.06 10.8.06 WGD POSN: 5828.173N, 0015.773E, NOT SHOWN EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL. NE 291.

Circumstances of loss

PRESUMED DEBRIS FROM PIPER ALPHA.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 58 28.173 N,0 15.773 E
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