Prestige Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
|
Prestige Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
55 0.419 N,5 3.402 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 7 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | PRESTIGE |
| Type | drifter |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 28, 1925 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1925 |
| Last Detection Year | 1925 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority wreck information |
| Surveying Details | H2876/25 30.4.25 H2876/25 30.4.25 WK IN 550025N, 050320W OR AT ENTRANCE TO LOCH RYAN 194DEGS, 2.5C FROM GARRY PT. MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY WITH TOPMARK GPFL.(2)G, 120YDS OUTSIDE WK [0.5C W OF WK]. (NORTHERN LT HO BOARD). CHART AS DWPA (1925)' IN 550024.5N, 050333W. - NM 682/25. H4293/25 29.6.25 H4293/25 29.6.25 WK HAS BEEN BLOWN UP. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AWAITING NLB NOTICE. NCA. H4393/25 1.7.25 H4393/25 1.7.25 DW & G CAN LT BUOY DELETED. NOW FOUL (1925). (NORTHERN LT HO BOARD). - NM 1042/25. H2595/73 30.3.73 H2595/73 30.3.73 NOT FOUND BY SHIP'S DIVERS. FOUL AREA IN VICINITY. (HMS FOX, DTD 20.12.72). RETAIN AS FOUL. NCA. 29.5.03 29.5.03 [EUT] POSN: 5500.419N, 0503.402W. NE 1403. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 28, 2011 |
Circumstances of loss
CAUGHT FIRE OFF GIRVAN & SANK AT ENTRANCE TO LOCH RYAN. (OFF SCOTLAND, I G WHITTAKER).
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