Barge Wreck 53837

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		54 12.363 N,0 11.468 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 54.206050
  • Longitude: -0.191133
Wreck Depth 21.5 m
Water Depth 3 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type barge
Length 20 m
Width 8 m
Sonar Length 20.1
Sonar Width 8
Shadow Height 3.5
Orientation 60
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Feb 23, 1986
Scour Dimensions 008.6,,000.3,059.0
Original Detection Year 1986
Last Detection Year 2016
Original Source Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports
Last Amended Date Jun 29, 2016

Surveying Details

H4507/70 2.4.86 SANK IN 541224N, 001124W. CRANE LENGTH 20MTRS. NOT FOUND DESPITE EXTENSIVE SEARCH BY THV MERMAID. (LL 25.2.86, TH HARWICH TLX 24/25.2.86). NCA YET. H4507/70 25.4.86 FURTHER EXTENSIVE SEARCH REVEALED NO TRACE OF WK. NO FURTHER SEARCH INTENDED. (TH/RNW TELECON 19.3.86). HH090/730/01 19.11.97 NOT SURVEYED AS LIES WITHIN FISHING AREA EXCLUSION ZONE. (GARDLINE, HI 730). 18.11.97 INS AS NDWPA AFTER REAPPRAISAL OF DATA. BR STD. HH100/351/13 30.4.98 LIES IN 541222N, 001132.5W [WGD] BY GPS. REPORTED BY FILEY DIVERS TO BE THE BARGE THAT SANK IN 1986. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY, LTR DTD 14.4.98). AMEND TO NDW. BR STD. SEP 2016/000007250 13.06.16 EXAM'D 05.02.16 IN 5412.363N, 0011.468W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. LENGTH 20.1MTRS, WIDTH 8.0MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 060/240. SCOUR LENGTH 8.6MTRS, 0.3MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 059. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, 3 OBJECTS ON TOP OF THE WRECK, LARGE RECTANGULAR FEATURE. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND DW 21.5MTRS.

Circumstances of loss

OVERTURNED AND SANK WHILE UNDER TOW OF BRITISH M TUG EUGENIO.

General Comments

Intact

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