Barge Wreck 51980

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 17.094 N,5 49.814 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.284900
  • Longitude: -5.830233
Wreck Depth 39.268 m
Water Depth 42 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type barge
Sonar Length 25.3
Sonar Width 7.3
Shadow Height 2.5
Orientation 135
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions ,,000.5,010
Original Detection Year 1990
Last Detection Year 2015
Original Source diver
Last Amended Date Mar 7, 2016

Surveying Details

HH100/351/02 23.3.90 WK OF WORK OR HOPPER BARGE DIVED ON IN 531713N, 054922W [OSI]. POSN BY DECCA. KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'NORTH WK'. LIES NW/SE IN GEN DEPTH 42-44MTRS, SOMEWHAT ON ITS SIDE AND SUPPORTED BY SOME OTHER STEEL VESSEL UNDERNEATH - POSSIBLY A SECOND BARGE. LENGTH APPROX 170FT. (FOR AUTHORITY SEE FILE). INS AS NDW. BR STD. SEP 2009/000115415 25.8.09 LOCATED IN 5317.0939N, 0549.8144W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 39.93MTRS. LENGTH (INCLUDING GAP) APPROX 26MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS. SONAR HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 150/310 DEGS. (GSI SURVEY CV08_03 DTD 2008). APPARENTLY INTACT. MINOR SCOUR LEADS 010/190 DEGS. AMEND WK 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 11.4.14 LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.02 IN GEN DEPTH 42.7MTRS. LENGTH 25.3MTRS, WIDTH 7.3MTRS. (IRISH WK LIST). AMEND WK 38MTRS. SEP 2015/000263012 7.3.16 WK 39.268MTRS IN 5317.094N, 0549.814W [WGD]. (GSI IRELAND WK RECORDS, CV08_03). AMEND TO DW 39MTRS.

General Comments

INTACT, ON ITS SIDE, ?ON TOP OF ANOTHER WK, SCOUR 010/190

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