Platform Wreck 15707

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		15 34.328 S,167 12.032 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: -15.572133
  • Longitude: 167.200533
Wreck Depth 11.7 m
Water Depth 15 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Platform
Sonar Length 14
Sonar Width 5
Orientation 115
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Debris Field NIL
Original Detection Year 2014
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Dec 23, 2014

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at coordinates 15 34.328 S, 167 12.032 E, situated off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean. This underwater obstruction, identified as an intact rectangular structure measuring 14 meters in length and 5 meters in width, is likely a pontoon or diving platform. The wreck lies on a bearing of 115/295 degrees with a least multibeam depth of 11.74 meters within a general depth of 15 meters. Survey data from 2014 confirms no scour around the object, which is currently charted as a shipwreck with a depth of 11.7 meters.

Surveying Details

SEP 2014/000057672 23.12.14 LOCATED 12.11.14 IN 1534.328S, 16712.032E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.74 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 14MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 115/295DEGS. LOCATED DURING POST-PROCESSING. (RVS TURORA, HI 1446). INTACT, RECTANGULAR ITEM, ?PONTOON OR DIVING PLATFORM. INS AS WK 11.7MTRS.

General Comments

INTACT, RECTANGULAR, ?PONTOON OR PLATFORM

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