Atlantic Sun (Possibly) Wreck

Surveying Details

H095/39 H095/39 ACCURATE POSN 555605N, 065500W. (C-IN-C W APPS). AUBD 317/1 LENGTH 275FT. HT 70FT. DIRN 045/225DEG. POSN 555555N, 065450W. H4131/68 11.6.68 H4131/68 11.6.68 POSSIBLE WRECK LYING IN ITS OWN SCOUR, 30FMS IN 30FMS. (HMS HECATE, ROS DTD 22.12.67). INS AS WK 30FMS. BR STD. 21.10.76 21.10.76 AMEND TO WK 55MTRS. NC 1770. H- 3.4.78 3.4.78 REPORTED TO BE LYING IN A SCOUR & TO HAVE BEEN HEAVILY DEPTH-CHARGED. SEPARATE PIECE OF WKGE (POSSIBLY SUPERSTRUCTURE) LYING 256DEG (T) 375YDS FROM ABOVE POSN. GUN, HEAVILY CORRODED, SIZE ABOUT 3 INCH, OF US MANUFACTURE & DTD 1894 & 1909 RECOVERED FROM WK. (RISDON BEAZLEY). AMEND TO WK 49MTRS. BR STD. H4131/68 17.10.78 H4131/68 17.10.78 LOCATED 3.4.78. ANCHOR APPROX 1.5TONS RECOVERED, ALSO UNEXPLODED DEPTH CHARGE. NO U/W VISIBILITY. NOT A LARGE SHIP. STANDS 20FT IN GEN DEPTH 182FT. (RISDON BEAZLEY, HN 29.9.78). H1310/83/42 25.11.83 H1310/83/42 25.11.83 FROM DESCRIPTION COULD POSSIBLY BE THE ATLANTIC SUN. (F HINDS, 28.10.83). H2317/85 2.12.85 H2317/85 2.12.85 EXAM'D 2.7.85 IN 555554N, 065443W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. SCOUR 5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LYING 130/310DEG, IN ITS OWN SCOUR WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SEPARATE DEBRIS LYING CLOSE SE. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 262B). AMEND TO WK 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/211/01 24.11.08 HH091/211/01 24.11.08 EXAM'D 2007 IN 5555.894N, 0654.742W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 48.21MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 1121). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 5.12.08 5.12.08 WK LIES ON A LONG RIDGE OF SAND AND SILTS IN AN AREA OF SCOUR WHICH EXTENDS SOME 200MTRS E. LEAST DEPTH IS 48.69MTRS AT 5555.9217N, 0654.043W [WGD]. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS. HT GENERALLY ABOUT 3MTRS BUT UP TO 8.5MTRS IN REINSTATED DATA ON THE NE SECTION. (DIGITAL BATHY, EXAMINATION OF DATA FROM HI 1121). NCA.