Barge Wreck 35163

Surveying Details

H1918/61 27.3.67 H1918/61 27.3.67 DW IN 251656N, 551604E, OR 289DEGS, 1.4M FROM DUBAYY W BREAKWATER LT. (MENAS NM 50/69). - NM 558/69. H1918/61 14.4.69 H1918/61 14.4.69 INS AS DW ON 3791, 2888, 2837. - NM 697/69. H1918/61 23.6.70 H1918/61 23.6.70 EXAM'D 20.12.69 IN 251646N, 551550E USING HSA. WK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY DIVER AS THAT OF A TYPICAL 'THAMES' LIGHTER WHICH WAS LOADED WITH BAGS OF CEMENT. APPROX DIMENSIONS: LENGTH OVERALL 27MTRS, BEAM 5.5MTRS, HEIGHT OF GUNWALES ABOVE SEABED 2.5MTRS. WK IS LYING NE/SW, THE RIGHT WAY UP, ON TOP OF THE SEABED, NO SIGN OF SCOUR. LEAST DEPTH MEASURED BY LEAD LINE FROM SURFACE TO HIGHEST POINT, WHICH WAS READILY DETERMINED IN EXCELLENT VISIBILITY PREVAILING, AS THE CAPSTAN. LEAST DEPTH 10.2MTRS. GEN DEPTH BY E/S 13MTRS. NO SCOUR BY E/S. SEABED OF HARD SAND & SHELL. (HMS BEAGLE). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 3FT IN 251651N, 551545E ON 3791 ONLY. - NM 1309/70. 18.1.74 18.1.74 AMEND TO WK 10.2MTRS. NC 2889. H1918/61 30.3.76 H1918/61 30.3.76 REPORTED AS HAVING BEEN REMOVED. (MV 'CITY OF HULL', HN DTD 23.2.76). NCA YET. AWAIT FURTHER REPORTS. H1918/61 1.9.76 H1918/61 1.9.76 CONFIRMED WK STILL EXISTS. (MENAS LTR 76/135B DTD 11.8.76). H1918/61 12.10.76 H1918/61 12.10.76 WK HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED, BUT THOUGHT POSSIBLY TO HAVE 'DISPERSED' AS NO VESSEL HAS FOULED ANCHOR NEAR THIS POSN. (DUBAYY PORT SERVICES, LTR DTD 15.9.76). NCA. 5.10.89 5.10.89 SHOWN AS WK 10MTRS ON US 62405 [1984 EDN]. NCA. 3.6.92 3.6.92 WGD POSN: 251652.5N, 551554E. NC 3411. HH488/450/06 1.2.06 HH488/450/06 1.2.06 FALLS WITHIN PORT REDEVELOPMENT AREA (PORTS, CUSTOMS & FREE ZONE CORPORATION, DUBAI). AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. BA 3412 [INT 7227] [2ND EDN, AUG'05].