Other Wreck Gb 14908

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 19.117 N,4 37.7 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.318617
  • Longitude: -4.628333
Wreck Depth 7.9 m
Water Depth 8 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Flag GB
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1922
Last Detection Year 1956
Original Source local port authority
Last Amended Date Sep 10, 2007

Simplified Wreck Survey

Historic coal hulk wreck located in Holyhead Harbour at coordinates 53 19.117 N, 4 37.7 W near Mackenzie Pier. Dispersal operations were completed in December 2022, removing the wreck buoy and leaving a least depth of 26 feet or 7.9 meters over the site.

Surveying Details

H8405/22 12.1.22 COAL HULK SUNK 052DEGS, 2C FROM R LT ON END OF MACKENZIE PIER. (HOLYHEAD HARBOUR MASTER & MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT). GIVES POSN 531907N, 043742W. - TNM 9/22 ISSUED. H8405/22 22.12.22 DISPERSAL OF WK OF COAL HULK IN NEW HARBOUR, HOLYHEAD COMPLETED, AND WK BUOY REMOVED 14.12.22. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 26FT [7.9MTRS]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) TNM 9/22 CANCELLED. - NM 95/23. H1581/57 24.6.57 NOT FOUND BELIEVED SUNK IN MUD. (HMS COOK 1956). AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. NE 2011.

Circumstances of loss

SANK AT MOORINGS. (HOLYHEAD HARBOUR MASTER).

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