Boiler Engine Generator Wreck 42991

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
50 13.747 N,4 19.416 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.229117
  • Longitude: -4.323600
Wreck Depth 48.63 m
Water Depth 53 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Boiler/Engine/Generator
Sonar Length 6.1
Sonar Width 4.9
Shadow Height 4.7
Orientation 226
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1970
Last Detection Year 2020
Original Source other
Surveying Details H4267/70 24.8.70 WRECK IN 501342N, 041912W [OGB] USING DECCA. (D T B CALKIN OF SURREY, 18.8.70). CHART AS NDW. R/S. H4808/72 1.1.73 WK IN 501342N, 041912W [OGB] USING DECCA. (D T B CALKIN,1972). CHART AS USC 28MTRS. NC 1267. H4808/72 6.11.73 NOTHING FOUND. CLASSIFIED BOTTOM. (HMS HECATE, NO 424, 1973). DELETE. NE 1267. H3110/72 13.3.75 WK LOCATED IN 501342N, 041912W [OGB] USING DECCA. SMALL WK STANDING ABOUT 12-18FT HIGH ON SEABED. (S BARRETT, FISHERMAN FROM PLYMOUTH, VISIT TO WKS SECTION, 11.3.75). CHART AS WK 26FMS [48MTRS]. R/P. H1280/76/31 25.3.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 501356N, 041923W USING DECCA. (LETTER DTD 29.1.76 REFERS). H1946/80 21.8.81 NOTHING FOUND, USING E/S, DCS3 & MAGNETOMETER, OTHER THAN ONE SMALL ISOLATED ROCK OF NO GREAT HEIGHT. (HMS FOX,HI 16). CONSIDER DCS3 TRACE HAS BEEN MISINTERPRETED AND THAT WKGE DOES EXIST IN APPROX POSN 501343N, 041925W [OGB]. CHART AS F IN REVISED POSN. R/P. 18.9.87 DIVED ON RECENTLY IN 501330N, 041930W APPROX. FOUND TO BE AN OLD BOILER, 15FT APPROX IN DIAMETER AND ABOUT 15FT LONG. (J BERNARD, TELECON). NCA. SEP 2020/000287353 25.11.20 WRECK LOCATED 24.4.20 IN POSITION 5013.747N, 0419.416W [WGD], LEAST M/B DEPTH 48.63 MTRS IN GENERAL DEPTH 53 MTRS, LENGTH 6.1 MTRS, WIDTH 4.9 MTRS, HEIGHT 4.7 MTRS, ORIENTATION 226 DEGS. (HI1678, CLINTON MARINE SURVEY LTD). AMEND NDW 48 MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Nov 25, 2020

General Comments

DIAMETER 15FT, LENGTH 15FT APPROX.

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