Boiler Engine Generator Wreck 62382

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		51 59.61 N,1 33.65 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.993500
  • Longitude: 1.560833
Wreck Depth 9.83 m
Water Depth 12 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Boiler/Engine/Generator
Shadow Height 2.4
Orientation 316
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 006.6,002.5,000.8,050
Debris Field YES
Original Detection Year 1973
Last Detection Year 2020
Original Source naval vessel
Last Amended Date Dec 10, 2020

Surveying Details

H3186/73 21.8.73 WK LOCATED IN 515934N, 013344E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 11.8MTRS. LIES IN AREA OF FLAT SEABED WITH SOME SANDWAVES. LENGTH ABOUT 60MTRS. LIES N/S. (HMS ENTERPRISE). INS WK 5FMS 1FT. - NM 1698/73. 15.2.74 AMEND TO WK 9.4MTRS. NC 2052. H1940/80 31.3.82 EXAM'D 27.10.81 IN 515934N, 013346E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.0 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR 12.6MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW. LIES 070/250 DEG. LENGTH 27MTRS, BREADTH 8MTRS. V GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM N, BUT POOR FROM ELSEWHERE. (SOISS, HI 9). NCA. H4027/86 3.11.87 EXAM'D 11.7.87 IN 515935N, 013346E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.3MTRS. SMALL LINEAR SONAR CONTACT, ABOUT 20MTRS LONG AND 5MTRS WIDE, LYING POSSIBLY 135/315 DEG. GIVES SMALL (36NT) MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MAY BE OUTCROP OF SOMETHING LARGER BURIED IN THE SAND. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 376). NCA. HH090/572/01 1.9.93 LOCATED 14.7.93, NOT EXAM'D. NO HEIGHT AND ONLY SLIGHT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. GEN DEPTH 11.8MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 572). NCA. HH100/351/22 20.3.06 DIVED IN 5159.614N, 0133.681E [WGD]. ALL THAT REMAINS OF THIS WK IS A SINGLE BOILER WHICH STANDS ABOUT 2MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. (B HICKINBOTTOM, EMAIL DTD 16.3.06). NCA. SEP 2020/000300068 10.12.20 EXAM'D 30.10.20 IN 5159.610N, 0133.650E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.83MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS, LENGTH 4.54MTRS, WIDTH 3.75MTRS, HEIGHT 2.40MTRS, ORIENTATION 316 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 6.60MTRS, WIDTH 2.50MTRS, 0.80MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 050 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD COMPRISES OF ONE SINGLE ITEM OF SMALL DEBRIS 20MTRS FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE, TOWARDS 316 DEGS. SINGLE ISOLATED BOILER ONLY REMAINING FEATURE OF THE WRECK WHICH CAN BE SEEN. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF SCOUR AROUND THE FEATURE AND A SINGLE ITEM OF DEBRIS. (A-2-SEA, HI 1698). AMEND DW 9.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

General Comments

SINGLE ISOLATED BOILER ONLY REMAINING FEATURE OF THE WRECK WHICH CAN BE SEEN. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF SCOUR AROUND THE FEATURE.

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