Other Wreck 5538

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		59 15.067 N,1 55.156 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 59.251117
  • Longitude: -1.919267
Wreck Depth 78 m
Water Depth 80 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 59.3
Sonar Width 15.8
Shadow Height 1.7
Orientation 89
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 2006
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Nov 6, 2009

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at coordinates 59 15.067 N, 1 55.156 W in the North Sea east of the Orkney Islands and Scotland. Examined using DGPS, the site features an old breaking up wreck with a least multibeam depth of 78.3 meters in a general sea depth of 80 meters with no scour. The structural dimensions measure 59.3 meters in length, 15.8 meters in width, and 1.7 meters in height, lying on an orientation of 089/269 degrees with no obvious seabed features nearby.

Surveying Details

HH091/137/01 - SEP 2009/000188812 6.12.09 EXAM'D 28.5.06 IN 5915.067N, 0155.156W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 78.3 IN GEN DEPTH 80MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 59.3MTRS, WIDTH 15.8MTRS, HT 1.7MTRS. LIES 089/269 DEGS. OLD WK, BREAKING UP. NO OBVIOUS SEABED FEATURES NEARBY. (NETSURVEY, HI 1137). INS AS WK 78MTRS. BR STD.

General Comments

BROKEN UP

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