Other Wreck 69241

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
36 7.836 N,5 21.774 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 36.130600
  • Longitude: -5.362900
Wreck Depth 22.689 m
Water Depth 24 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Orientation 24
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1980
Last Detection Year 2019
Original Source naval vessel
Surveying Details H2489/79 15.4.80 DANGER CIRCLE 'WK' (DESCRIBED IN REPORT AS WRECKAGE) SHOWN IN 360754N, 052152.5W ON SURVEY [K8353/1]. (HMS HECATE, HI 13/79) CHART AS FOUL. BR STD. H3945/88 25.4.89 CHARTED POSN POSITIVELY DISPROVED BUT SMALL WK EXAM'D 2.2.89 IN 360755.1N, 052141.4W [EUR] USING TRISPONDER. ESTIMATED LEAST DEPTH 23.0 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. SONAR HT 1.4MTR, LENGTH 7MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS. LIES 036/216DEG ON SAND AND GRAVEL. E/S 'ON-TOP' WAS NOT OBTAINED. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 467). CHART AS WK 23MTRS. BR STD. HH090/669/01 26.4.95 NOT LOCATED. OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA. (HMS HERALD, HI 66). 10.7.03 [WGD] POSN BY GEO-REFERENCING: 3607.838N, 0521.768W. NE 45. 7.9.06 EXAM'D 8.2.06 IN 3607.8361N, 0521.7743W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.83 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 8.5MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS, HT 1.7MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS. SMALL, INTACT WK. APPEARS TO BE ON ITS SIDE. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 1173). AMEND WK 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. RSDRA2018000121049 23.02.21 EXAM'D 2019; WK LOCATED IN 3607.836N, 0521.774W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.68MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 3.17MTRS, WIDTH 2.23MTRS. (HMS ECHO, H525 HI1601). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS.
Last Amended Date Feb 23, 2022

General Comments

SMALL, INTACT WK, ?ON ITS SIDE

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