Echo Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Echo Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 41.836 N,0 23.187 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 17 m |
| Water Depth | 20 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ECHO |
| Type | fishing vessel |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 6.7 m |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Aug 26, 1989 |
| Original Detection Year | 1989 |
| Last Detection Year | 2015 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | HH232/350/01 7.9.89 WK WAS BROUGHT TO SURFACE BY THV 'PATRICIA' BUT LIFTING SHACKLE PARTED AND VESSEL SANK AGAIN IN 504148N, 002317E [OGB] AND COULD NOT BE RECOVERED. LIES IN 20MTRS. KEEL TO TOP WHIP AERIAL IS 10FT. NOT CONSIDERED A DANGER TO SURFACE NAVIGATION. (TH TLXS DTD 27.8.89). CHART AS USC 17MTRS. BR STD. HH090/611/01 25.1.95 NOT LOCATED WITHIN 0.5 MILE OF LISTED POSN. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). AMENDED TO DEAD. - NM 520/95. SEP 2015/000083465 27.11.15 NOT LOCATED BY M/B DATASET. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 27, 2015 |
Circumstances of loss
BEGAN TAKING IN WATER DUE TO DEFECTIVE INSPECTION PLATE WHICH CAME ADRIFT. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT SANK. (SOLENT MRSC).
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General Comments
GRP HULL