Cables Chains Mooring Nets Tackle Wires Wreck 51948

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
54 13.587 N,4 16.732 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 54.226450
  • Longitude: -4.278867
Water Depth 27 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Cables/Chains/Mooring/Nets/Tackle/Wires
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1997
Last Detection Year 1998
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Nov 20, 2012

Surveying Details

HH090/728/01 24.9.97 EXAM'D 4.5.97 IN 541332.0N, 041641.9W [WGD] USING DGPS. POSSIBLE ANCHOR & CABLE OR LOST TRAWL EQUIPMENT. GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. INS AS FOUL. (NP 1008, HI 728). BR STD. HH100/351/14 5.10.98 DIVED 3.10.98 IN 541335.2N, 041643.9E [WGD] USING DGPS. FOUND TO BE A 'LOOP' OF TELECOM CABLE ABOUT 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND ABOUT 20MTRS IN LENGTH. PROBABLY DUMPED BY A TRAWLER. ASSUMED OLD AND REDUNDANT. (A CORKILL, FAX DTD 5.10.98). NCA.

General Comments

20MTRS OF 100MM TELECOM CABLE IN A LOOP

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 54 13.587 N,4 16.732 W
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