Dolphins Poles Posts Piles Wreck 43881

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
61 37.137 N,1 18.645 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 61.618950
  • Longitude: 1.310750
Water Depth 186 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Dolphins/Poles/Posts/Piles
Length 100 m
Width 2 m
Tonnage 350
Tonnage Type displacement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1987
Original Source owner/operator
Surveying Details H2580/83 25.11.87 H2580/83 25.11.87 AT LEAST 9 PILES, EACH 100MTRS LONG X 2MTRS DIAMETER, & WEIGHING 350TONS, SHOWN LYING WITHIN 200MTRS RADIUS OF 613710N, 011845.3E [EUR]. DESCRIBED AS REPRESENTING SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO 'ROV & TOWED FISH OPS'. (BP PETROLEUM DEV LTD, MAGNUS FIELD COMPOSITE CHART, OCT'87). PLOTS WITHIN PLATFORM SAFETY ZONE. NCA. STS.
Last Amended Date Mar 13, 2003

Circumstances of loss

DISCARDED ON THE SEABED WHEN 'MAGNUS' PLATFORM WAS ESTABLISHED.

General Comments

NINE PILES - DIMENSIONS AS NOTED

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 61 37.137 N,1 18.645 E
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