Ar Gwella Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Ar gwella Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
48 33.709 N,4 44.072 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 12 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | AR GWELLA |
| Flag | FR |
| Length | 7.3 m |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 12, 1986 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1986 |
| Last Detection Year | 2018 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H2302/84 14.8.86 WK, LEAST DEPTH LESS THAN 20MTRS, IN 483345N, 044407W [EUR]. POSN DOUBTFUL. (BREST NM 86 27 34). - NM 2515/86. H2302/84 16.9.86 POSN NOW 483346N, 044358W [EUR]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 2814/86. 25.8.89 WK IN 483345.8N, 044359.3W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.14584252). INS AS DW. NC 1432. 29.12.89 SHOWN AS DW PA ON FRENCH 7094 [1988 EDN]. NC 1432. 28.4.92 SHOWN AS DW ON FRENCH 7149 & FRENCH 7150 [CORRECT TO 9/92]. BR STD. 3.7.06 SHOWN AS DW PA IN 4833.767N, 0443.984W [EUR] ON FRENCH 7094 [INT 1757] [1990 EDN CORRECT TO FRENCH NM 30-09-2004, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1432. 15.4.08 SHOWN IN 4833.709N, 0444.072W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7094 [INT 1757] [3RD EDN 2007, 1:25,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1432. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 2, 2019 |
Circumstances of loss
SANK OFF PORTSALL, PROBABLY AFTER HITTING A ROCK. (FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.14584252).
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