Cement Concrete Wreck 59970

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
52 52.017 N,1 47.854 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.866950
  • Longitude: 1.797567
Wreck Depth 24.06 m
Water Depth 25 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Cement/Concrete
Shadow Height 1.4
Orientation 150
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Original Detection Year 1982
Last Detection Year 2019
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H1952/80 28.1.83 SMALL DENSE SONAR CONTACT EXAM'D 20.5.82 IN 525159N, 014758E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.9 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 1MTR, LENGTH 22MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LYING 010/190 DEGS. APPEARS ON BOTH E/S & DCS3 TRACES TO BE SMOOTH AND OF UNIFORM SECTION THROUGHOUT LENGTH. POSSIBLY A CONTAINER OR SECTION OF PIPE. (SOISS, HI 22). INS AS OBSTN 23.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/604/01 15.11.93 EXAM'D 17.7.93 IN 525159.4N, 014757.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.7 IN GEN DEPTH 23 TO 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.3MTRS, LENGTH 15MTRS, BREADTH 5MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEG. PROBABLY A CONTAINER. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD, HI 604). RETAIN OBSTN 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/22 21.2.05 DIVED IN 5252.004N, 0147.848E [WGD]. THIS IS THE CONCRETED CARGO OF A WOODEN WK. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CARGO WAS. VIRTUALLY ALL THE HULL HAS DISAPPEARED LEAVING JUST A LUMP OF CARGO THAT IS APPROX 13 X 5MTRS, STANDING 3MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED AT ITS HIGHEST POINT. (B HICKINBOTTOM, EMAIL DTD 19.2.05). NCA. SEP 2020/000100123 21.5.20 EXAM'D 12.02.19; IN 5252.017N, 0147.854E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.06MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS, LENGTH 4.8MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS, HEIGHT 1.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 150/330 DEGS. SMALL RECTANGULAR OBJECT. (MERITAITO, HI 1580). AMEND OBSTRN 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Last Amended Date Feb 5, 2002

General Comments

CONCRETED CARGO OF WOODEN WK, 13 X 5 X 3MTRS

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 52 52.017 N,1 47.854 E
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