Wittering Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Wittering Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 43.04 N,0 36.527 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 29.1 m |
| Water Depth | 40 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | WITTERING |
| Type | motor vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 85.6 m |
| Width | 12.8 m |
| Draught | 5.2 |
| Sonar Length | 81 |
| Sonar Width | 16 |
| Shadow Height | 10.9 |
| Orientation | 244 |
| Tonnage | 1599 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | grain |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 25, 1976 |
| Bottom Texture | 1,4,7,17 |
| Scour Dimensions | 112.0,,003.0,045 |
| Original Detection Year | 1976 |
| Last Detection Year | 2020 |
| Original Source | Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports |
| Surveying Details | 1.3.76 IN COLLISION 290DEGS, 11.5M FROM BEACHY HEAD. VESSEL LATER CAPSIZED AFTER ALL CREW TAKEN OFF. TUG LOST CONTACT WITH 'WITTERING' IN LAST KNOWN POSN OF 504300N, 003700E. DIVERS GIVE DEPTH OVER WK AS 27MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. LYING 080260DEGS. (LL, 27.2.76). POSN OF WK NOT GIVEN. H3051/75 15.3.76 LOCATED IN 504254N, 003636E. LYING ON PORT SIDE. LYING 080/260DEGS. SWEPT CLEAR 29MTRS, FOUL 30MTRS. GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. (TH HARWICH, TLX DTD 26.2.76). INS AS SW 27MTRS. - NM 645/76. H3051/75 15.3.76 REPORTED THAT BOWS APPEAR HIGHEST POINT WITH APPROX LEAST DEPTH 26MTRS IN SURROUNDING DEPTHS 42MTRS. (DIVERS REPORTS, HMS SHERITON. 26.2.76). H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 5.5.76 IN 504301N, 003636E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.4 IN GEN DEPTH 40M. HT BY DIVER 13.4M. LENGTH 95MTRS. LIES 065/245DEGS. DIVERS REPORT WK IS ALMOST UPSIDE DOWN WITH BOWS SOUTH. A NUMBER OF BUOYANT TOW LINES ARE ATTACHED TO BOWS MAKING ATTEMPTS AT DRIFT SWEEPING MISLEADING. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). AMEND TO WK 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 5043.053N, 0036.503E. SEP 2013/000030456 4.3.13 LOCATED 5.2012 IN 5043.0396N, 0036.5266E [WGD]. LENGTH 85MTRS, HT 8.0MTRS. (GARDLINE ENVIRONMENTAL, S HASTINGS LICENCE AREA 460 SURVEY DTD 5.2012). AMEND POSN. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 7.6.15; IN 5043.041N, 0036.530E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.14MTRS, GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. LENGTH 85MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 10MTRS, ORIENTATION 067/247. SCOUR 112MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 3MTRS. WK INTACT, LYING ON SIDE, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2022/000014872 03.03.2022 EXAM'D 2.6.20; IN 5043.043N, 0036.526E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.1MTRS, GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 10.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 064/244. (ABPMER, HASTINGS LICENCE AREA 460 SURVEY DTD 2.6.20). RETAIN DW 28.14 MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Mar 7, 2022 |
Circumstances of loss
EX-FRAMPTONDYKE. BUILT IN 1964 BY GOOLE SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STEPHENSON CLARKE SHIPPING LTD. PASSAGE ROTTERDAM FOR CORK. SANK 11.5M OFF BEACHY HEAD, 2M NE OF THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV, AFTER BEING IN COLLISION WITH GERMAN MOTOR VESSEL 'ODIN' (999 GT). (MSD).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
50 43.04 N,0 36.527 E
Wittering on Wreck Map
Wittering Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
INTACT, ON ITS SIDE