Aterpe-Alai Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Aterpe-alai Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
4 36.324 S,55 28.515 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 7.96 m |
| Water Depth | 21 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ATERPE-ALAI |
| Type | fishing vessel |
| Flag | ES |
| Length | 59.4 m |
| Width | 12.1 m |
| Draught | 15.7 |
| Sonar Length | 63.6 |
| Sonar Width | 25.3 |
| Shadow Height | 12.6 |
| Orientation | 185 |
| Tonnage | 988 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | fish |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 19, 1990 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Original Detection Year | 1990 |
| Last Detection Year | 2024 |
| Original Source | local port authority |
| Surveying Details | HH120/350/01 22.11.90 SANK, IN APPROX 22MTRS OF WATER, 023DEGS [T], 0.87M FROM VICTORIA LTHO. HBR MASTER HAS TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE WK. (CAPT R MORGAN, MIN OF TOURISM & TRANSPORT, SEYCHELLES, 23.10.90). BEARING & DISTANCE GIVES POSN 043609.5S, 552833E APPROX. CHART AS DWPA. - NM 3444/90. HH461/420/01 19.4.91 EXAM'D 14-15.1.91 IN 043614S, 552833E. LYING 170/350DEGS. LEAST DEPTH OVER BOW 2.9MTRS; OVER MAST 5.9MTRS; OVER STERN 16.6MTRS. TEMPORARILY MARKED BY E CARD LT BUOY, Q CLOSE E. (CAPT P GRANDCOURT, SENIOR ASST HR MASTER,SEYCHELLES LTRS DTD 11 & 17.1.91). - NM 946/91. 18.3.94 WGD POSN: 043621.0S, 552830.8E. NC 722. HH461/410/04 30.4.04 WK NOT SHOWN, HOWEVER SHOAL DEPTH 10.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS ON SEYCHELLES MINISTRY OF LAND USE & HABITAT SURVEY DTD 31.1.03 [M4057/13] SUPPLIED BY SEYCHELLES COASTGUARD. QUERY FAXED TO SEYCHELLES COASTGUARD ASKING IF WK HAS BEEN REMOVED OR IF 10.6MTRS IS NOW LEAST DEPTH OVER WK. NCA YET. HH461/410/04 7.5.04 CONFIRMATION, FROM MINISTRY OF LAND USE & HABITAT, THAT DEPTH 10.6MTRS IS PART OF THE WK DETECTED BY ES. HOWEVER SEYCHELLES COASTGUARD, HYDROGRAPHIC BRIGADE CONFIRM THAT WK HAS SETTLED ON THE SEABED IN 0436.330S, 5528.510E [WGD]. LEAST DEPTH OVER TOP OF THE MAST IS 5.9MTRS. (LT COL A CISEAU, SEYCHELLES COAST GUARD, FAX DTD 6.5.04). AMEND TO WK 5.9MTRS IN 0436.330S, 5528.510E [WGD]. - NM 2634/04. HH461/410/04 2.2.05 AMENDED ON BA 742. - NM 533/05. SEP 2007/000056235 7.9.07 WK 8.8MTRS IN 0436.334S, 5528.510E [WGD] SHOWN ON INDIAN 2087 [APR 07' EDN]. RETAIN AS WK 5.9MTRS IN EXISTING POSN, AS 2004 INFORMATION FM SEYCHELLES DISAGREES. NCA. SEP 2020/000122892 9.6.20 WK 4.2MTRS IN 0436.330S, 5528.510E [WGD].(INDIAN NM 132/10/20). AMEND DW 4.2MTRS. RSDRA2024000214705 7.8.24 FOUND 2024; WRECK LOCATED IN 0436.330S, 5528.510E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.06MTRS. 9 ADDITIONAL M/B LINES CARRIED OUT OVER WRECK. NFS. (FUGRO, HI1839, H102_42638). AMEND DW 8MTRS. RSDRA2024000318923 17.03.24 EXAM'D 17.3.2024; WRECK LOCATED IN 0436.324S, 05528.515E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.96MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. LENGTH 63.6MTRS, WIDTH 25.3MTRS, HT 12.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 185/005DEGS. INTACT WK OF FISHING VESSEL LAYING ON PORT SIDE. (FUGRO, HI1839, H525_42638). AMEND DW 7.96MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 5, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
18.10.90 BUILT IN 1975 BY MARITIMA DE AXPE S A BILBAO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PESQUERAS ECHEBASTER S A. CAUGHT FIRE WHILE ALONGSIDE AT PORT VICTORIA ON 18.10.90. WAS TOWED OUT OF HARBOUR. AFTER SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS AND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. SANK THE FOLLOWING DAY. SETTLED AS CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS. (MSD).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
4 36.324 S,55 28.515 E
Aterpe-Alai on Wreck Map
Aterpe-Alai Wreck on Google Map
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