Other Wreck 63575

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
52 42.599 N,1 51.846 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.709983
  • Longitude: 1.864100
Wreck Depth 12.55 m
Water Depth 32 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 106.36
Sonar Width 19
Shadow Height 6.45
Orientation 123
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1974
Last Detection Year 2020
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H4852/74 30.12.74 EXAM'D 28.7.74 IN 524233N, 015157E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.7, FOUL AT 12.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.9 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.5MTRS. SLIGHT SURFACE DISTURBANCE OBSERVED OVER WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 109/74). CHART AS SW 10.7MTRS. BR STD. H1960/79 30.3.81 EXAM'D 1.10.80 IN 524233N, 015201E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 11.9, FOUL 12.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.7 IN GEN DEPTH 19.7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 22.7MTRS. POOR SONAR SHADOW. (HMS EGERIA, HI 62B/80). AMEND TO SW 11.9MTRS. BR STD. H4021/86 6.8.87 EXAM'D 28.5.87. NOTHING FOUND BY E/S OR DCS3. VERY LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY EXISTS IN 524234N, 015158E [OGB] INDICATING IRON CONTENT OF SOME 1500 TONNES. GEN DEPTH IN AREA NOW 10 TO 11MTRS AND SO WK APPEARS TO BE VIRTUALLY BURIED. HOWEVER RECOMMEND RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 370). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/569/01 14.7.93 LOCATED DURING ROUTINE AREA SONAR SEARCH. APPEARS TO BE BURIED, NO SONAR SHADOW. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. NOT EXAM'D. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 569). HH090/847/01 24.5.99 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. GEN DEPTH NOW 10MTRS. CONSIDERED TO BE BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 847). AMENDED TO ABEY. BR STD. HH091/074/01 18.11.04 EXAM'D 27.4.04 IN 5242.614N, 0151.804E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST MBES DEPTH 13.0 IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS TO 130MTRS TOWARDS 330 DEGS. MBES LENGTH 125MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN THREE DISTINCT SECTIONS. (NP 1016, HI 1074). INS WK 13MTRS. BR STD. HH091/260/01 7.11.06 LOCATED BY M/B. NOT EXAM'D. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1162). NCA. HH091/260/01 & SEP 2008/000086896 23.10.08 EXAM'D 2.6.08 IN 5242.590N, 0151.873E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.36 IN GEN DEPTH 19.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 115MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 5.6MTRS. LIES 125/305DEGS. APPEARS IN THREE SECTIONS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1260). AMEND WK 13.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN, WITH DANGER LINE EXTENDED NW TO COVER EXTREMITY OF WK. BR STD. SEP 2014/000142852 26.11.14 EXAM'D 6.9.14 IN 5242.600N, 0151.839E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. SCOUR 6.9MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 17.0MTRS, HT 5.6MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY INTACT WITH SCOURING TO THE NE. (EGS, HI 1458). INTACT, LISTING, PARTIALLY COVERED. REPORTED SCOUR NOT APPARENTLY RELATED TO WK. AMEND WK 14.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2021/000074841 12.3.21 EXAM'D 26.10.20 IN 5242.599N, 0151.846E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.55MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32.07MTRS. LENGTH 106.36MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 6.45MTRS, ORIENTATION 123/303 DEGS. WK LARGELY INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1686). AMEND DW 12.5MTRS, POSN AMENDED.
Last Amended Date Mar 12, 2021

General Comments

INTACT AND UPRIGHT

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