Simplified Wreck Survey
Underwater Wreck S Vicente located at coordinates 38 41.144 N, 9 6.617 W off the coast of Lisbon Portugal near the Atlantic Ocean. Survey history records show the wreck was charted on various hydrographic surveys and British Admiralty charts starting from 1963. The site features a dangerous wreck with a least depth of 4.2 meters at the eastern end, oriented in an east to west direction with a charted length of 100 meters and a beam of 50 meters. The obstruction has undergone various charting amendments, temporary deletions for demolition works, and subsequent re-insertions under the official name S Vicente.
Surveying Details
H2874/63 31.7.63 H2874/63 31.7.63 ST IN 384037N, 090725W. (LISBON NM 130/63). BR STD. H1942/69 13.5.71 H1942/69 13.5.71 NOT SHOWN ON PORTUGUESE 73 [2ND EDN]. DELETE. - NM BLOCK 608/71. 24.11.77 24.11.77 SHOWN ON PORTUGUESE CHART WITH NAME. SHOWN ON BA 3264. H3188/69 17.3.78 H3188/69 17.3.78 AMEND TO DW MARKED BY O SPH BUOY CLOSE N. (LISBON TNM 51/78). DEMOLITION WORKS SHOULD START SHORTLY. BR STD. H3188/69 22.6.78 H3188/69 22.6.78 DELETE. (LISBON NM 138/78). BR STD. H3188/69 10.8.78 H3188/69 10.8.78 RE-INSERT IN SAME POSN. (LISBON NM 172/78). BR STD. 8.2.83 8.2.83 DW SHOWN IN 384103N, 090633W ON PORTUGUESE 73. NC 3264. 9.2.95 9.2.95 WK 4.2MTRS SHOWN IN 384113.5N, 090631W [EUR] WITH LEGEND 'NAU DE [WK OF] S. VICENTE' ON PORTUGUESE 26305 [1994 EDN]. BR STD. 6.10.01 6.10.01 SHOWN AS DWP, LYING E/W, CHARTED LENGTH 100MTRS, BEAM 50MTRS WITH LEGEND 'S. VICENTE', IN 3841.220N, 0906.55W [EUR] ON PORTUGUESE 26305 [INT 1877] [MAY '00 EDN LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 3222. 25.01.07 25.01.07 SHOWN AS DWP, LYING E/W, WITH LEAST DEPTH 4.2MTRS AT E END, CENTRED ON 3841.22N, 0906.533W [EUR] ON PORTUGUESE 26305 [INT 1877] [MAY '06 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3222. 3.8.09 3.8.09 SHOWN IN 3841.144N, 0906.617W [WGD] ON PORTUGUESE 26305 [INT 1877] [DEC '08 EDN, 1:15,000 ADOPTION]. NE 3222.