Other Wreck 7666

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
51 17.233 N,1 35.044 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.287217
  • Longitude: 1.584067
Wreck Depth 17.467 m
Water Depth 19 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 9.1
Sonar Width 2.4
Shadow Height 1.6
Orientation 129
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 021.0,,000.6,130.0
Original Detection Year 2018
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Jul 19, 2018

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at coordinates 51 17.233 N, 1 35.044 E in the English Channel near the Strait of Dover. This underwater obstruction is a small, partially buried contact measuring 9.1 meters in length, 2.4 meters in width, and 1.6 meters in height. The wreck sits at a least multibeam depth of 17.46 meters within a general seabed depth of 19 meters, with an orientation of 129/309 degrees. A scour feature measuring 21 meters long and 0.6 meters deep extends towards 130 degrees. The site was surveyed in 2018 and is indexed as an underwater hazard to navigation.

Surveying Details

SEP 2018/000061842 19.7.18 EXAM'D 20.02.18; NEW FEATURE LOCATED IN 5117.233N, 0135.044E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.46MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS, LENGTH 9.1MTRS, WIDTH 2.4MTRS, HEIGHT 1.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 129/309DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 21MTRS, 0.6MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 130 DEGS. WRECK IS A SMALL CONTACT, PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). INS DW 17.4MTRS.

General Comments

UK NM 3111/18

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 51 17.233 N,1 35.044 E
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