Trawler Wreck 2863

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
53 9.725 N,1 22.072 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.162083
  • Longitude: 1.367867
Wreck Depth 19.47 m
Water Depth 22 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type trawler
Sonar Length 30.1
Sonar Width 6.5
Shadow Height 2.8
Orientation 130
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 020.0,,000.1,126.0
Original Detection Year 1992
Last Detection Year 2018
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Sep 7, 2018

Simplified Wreck Survey

Underwater wreck located at coordinates 53 9.725 N, 1 22.072 E off the coast of the United Kingdom. This submerged obstruction was examined in March 2018, revealing a least multibeam depth of 19.47 meters within a general surrounding depth of 22 meters. The intact and partially buried wreck measures 30.1 meters in length, 6.5 meters in width, and 2.8 meters in height, oriented along a 130/310 degree heading with a 20-meter scour. Historical surveys note it as a small wreck approximately 25 meters long, possibly a trawler, sitting on a seabed with a 0.2-meter scour.

Surveying Details

HH090/524/01 16.1.92 WK EXAM'D 5.8.91 IN 530942.2N, 012211E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [5 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.2, FOUL AT 19.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.1 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. SCOUR 0.2MTR DEEP. SMALL WK, LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, LYING 315/135 DEG. POSSIBLE A TRAWLER. (LAND & MARINE, HI 531). BR STD. SEP 2018/000212985 7.9.18 EXAM'D 29.3.18 IN 5309.725N, 0122.072W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.47MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS, LENGTH 30.1MTRS, WIDTH 6.5MTRS, HEIGHT 2.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 130/310 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 20MTRS, 0.1MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 126 DEGS. INTACT AND PARTIALLY BURIED.(GARDLINE, HI 1515). AMEND TO DW 19.4MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.

General Comments

INTACT

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