Explosives Flares Munitions Weaponry Wreck 781

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 5.139 N,0 42.076 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.085650
  • Longitude: 0.701267
Water Depth 7 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Explosives/Flares/Munitions/Weaponry
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Scour Dimensions ,,002.5,
Debris Field NIL
Original Detection Year 2005
Last Detection Year 2014
Original Source national coast guard or patrol
Last Amended Date Mar 31, 2015

Surveying Details

HH242/570/11 18.8.05 OBJECT TRAWLED UP AND LOST IN 5305.14N, 0042.07E [WGD]. ?BOMB-LIKE OBJECT. DESCRIBED AS LENGTH ABOUT 2MTRS, DIAMETER 0.5MTR, WITH A PROPELLING DEVICE AT ONE END. OBJECT WAS WEATHERED AND LOOKED OLD. (MRCC YARMOUTH, FAX DTD 11.8.05). IN GEN DEPTH 5MTRS ON BURNHAM FLATS. INS AS OBSTN (NO DEPTH SPECIFIED). - NM 4436/05. SEP 2014/000169131 31.3.15 EXAM'D 15.11.14 IN 5305.139N, 0042.076E [WGD]. GEN DEPTH 7MTRS. NO DIMENSIONS REPORTED. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MARGINALLY VISIBLE ON THE SEABED AND IS CONSIDERED MAINLY BURIED. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1423). AMEND FOUL IN REVISED POSN.

Circumstances of loss

TRAWLED UP BY M BEAM TRAWLER SEA SWALLOW. RIPPED THROUGH THE FISHING GEAR AND FELL BACK TO THE SEABED.

General Comments

MAINLY BURIED, ONLY JUST VISIBLE ON SEABED

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 53 5.139 N,0 42.076 E
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