Boiler Engine Generator Wreck 66023

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
50 37.683 N,0 26.4 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.628050
  • Longitude: -0.440000
Wreck Depth 22.9 m
Water Depth 24 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Boiler/Engine/Generator
Sonar Length 34
Sonar Width 5.4
Shadow Height 1.6
Orientation 86
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Gravel
Original Detection Year 1977
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source diver
Surveying Details H1270/77 20.10.77 TWO BOILERS LOCATED, 30-50FT APART IN 503736N, 002641W [OGB] USING DECCA. COMPLETELY ISOLATED FROM ANY OTHER WRECKAGE. WKS WITHIN 0.3MILE OF THIS POSN HAVE BOILERS IN PLACE. POSSIBLY DECK CARGO? (M WALSH, 12.10.77). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. HH091/002/01 14.11.02 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (NP 1016, HI 1002). AMENDED DEAD. NCA. SEP 2018/000198963 13.08.18 EXAM'D 08.02.18; IN 5037.683N, 0026.400W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.90MTRS, OVER E BOILER, IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, OVERALL LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 5.4MTRS, HEIGHT 1.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 086/266 DEGS. TWO BOILERS, EACH 5.4MTRS LONG AND 3MTRS WIDE. W BOILER ORIENTATION 005/185 DEGS. E BOILER ORIENTATION 070/250 DEGS. THESE BOILERS SHARE DIMENSIONS WITH THE TWO BOILERS AT WRECK 19993, ABOUT 130MTRS WSW. THIS WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THESE ALSO CAME FROM WRECK 19993 BUT A VESSEL OF LENGTH 55MTRS WOULD NOT TYPICALLY HAVE FOUR BOILERS. (IN 2002, WRECK 19993 WAS THOUGHT TO POSSIBLY BE IN FOUR PARTS, SEEMING TO INDICATE THAT ALL FOUR BOILERS CAME FROM THAT WRECK.) (MMT, HI 1498). INS OBSTN 22.5MTRS. SEP 2021/000190630 09.07.21 WK LOCATED BY DIVER 01.07.21, CONFIRMED PREVIOUS SURVEY IS CORRECT - NFA.
Last Amended Date Jul 9, 2021

General Comments

POSSIBLY LINKED TO WRECK 19993 130 METRES WSW.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 50 37.683 N,0 26.4 W
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