Where is the ROCKEATER wreck located?

The ROCKEATER wreck is located at coordinates 34 16.15 S,18 28.967 E.

How deep is the ROCKEATER and where exactly is it located?

The ROCKEATER lies at a depth of about 11 meters and is located at coordinates 34 16.15 S,18 28.967 E.

The seabed around the ROCKEATER lies at approximately 30 meters deep.

The wreck of the ROCKEATER was discovered in 1973.

The ROCKEATER had a tonnage of 700 tons.

The ROCKEATER is classified as a drill vessel/rig.

Field	Value
Wreck Category	dangerous wreck
Rockeater Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM)	34 16.15 S,18 28.967 E
Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees	Latitude: -34.269167 Longitude: 18.482783
Wreck Depth	11 m
Water Depth	30 m
Water Level Effect	always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum	Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name	ROCKEATER
Type	drill vessel/rig
Tonnage	700
Tonnage Type	gross
Conspic Visual	not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar	not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year	1973
Last Detection Year	1978
Original Source	national HO/authority notice to mariners
Surveying Details	H3211/71 19.3.73 WK LEAST DEPTH 12.3FMS [23MTRS] IN 341609S, 182858E. (SAN NM 18/73). BA 636. H2211/70 9.12.75 IN DECEMBER 1972, THE ROCK-DRILLING MV ROCKEATER WAS SCUTTLED 4.5C N OF BATSATA RK IN ORDER TO FORM A FISH HAVEN. A DEPTH OF 23MTRS EXISTS OVER THE SUNKEN HULK. (S.A. PILOT, VOL.2 PAGE 186). NCA. H3086/72 24.7.78 AMENDED TO WKS LEAST DEPTH 6FM. COMBINED WITH WK IN 341606S, 182853E. (SAN NM 49/78). BR STD. 16.1.80 INS WKS LEAST DEPTH 11MTRS. NC 2082. 4.3.82 SHOWN ON SAN 150 [EDN 1978] COMBINED WITH SAS GOOD HOPE. NC 636.
Last Amended Date	May 24, 2010

ROCK DRILLING VESSEL WAS SCUTTLED TO CREATE A FISH HAVEN. (S.A. PILOT, VOL.2)

CHARTED WITH WK NO.75684

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 34 16.15 S,18 28.967 E

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