Other Wreck 5871

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 38.64 N,1 25.662 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.644000
  • Longitude: 1.427700
Water Depth 7 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 5
Sonar Width 5
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1996
Last Detection Year 2009
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Feb 25, 2009

Simplified Wreck Survey

UK Hydrographic Office survey data for an underwater obstruction located at coordinates 51 38.64 N, 1 25.662 E in the Thames Estuary near the Kent coast. This maritime obstruction was examined using DGPS in June 1996, revealing a least echo sounder depth of 6.2 meters within a general depth of 6.5 meters, covering an area of 5 by 5 meters with a medium magnetic anomaly and charted as foul ground. During a subsequent survey in February 2009, the obstruction was not located by multibeam sonar and the status was amended to dead.

Surveying Details

HH090/690/01 24.7.96 EXAM'D 14.6.96 IN 513836.7N, 012545.9E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.2 IN GEN DEPTH 6.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. COVERS 5MTRS BY 5MTRS. MEDIUM MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ONLY ONE SIGNIFICANT E/S 'ON TOP' OBTAINED. CHART AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 690). BR STD. HH091/266/01 - SEP 2009/000017145 25.2.09 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1266). AMEND DEAD. BR STD.

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