Fishing Vessel Wreck 42448

Surveying Details

H4808/72 29.12.72 WK REPD BY FISHERMAN IN 500426.5N, 040532W [OGB] USING DECCA. (C CALKIN 1972). NCA YET. H3110/72 8.1.73 WK IN 504025.6N, 040519.9W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD SONAR CONTACT ESPECIALLY FROM N & W. LYING IN SANDWAVE AREA. GOOD E/S TRACE 61.0MTRS IN 69.0MTRS. SEABED OF SAND, BROKEN SHELL & MUD WITH NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). NC 1267. H1280/76/31 26.3.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 500433N, 040522W [OGB] USING DECCA. (LTR DATED 29.1.76 REFERS). NCA. H4514/76 16.9.76 WK IN 500429.20N, 040521.11W [OGB] USING DECCA. RUN OVER WITH E/S, TRACE SUPPLIED ON 22.5.76 DRIFTING W TO E OVER WK. HEIGHT OF WK APPROX 18FT IN A GENERAL DEPTH OF 38FMS. THIS WK HAS 2 HIGH POINTS AT EITHER END. (T ALLEN, 9.9.76). NCA. HH091/059/01 19.4.05 EXAM'D 6.7.04 IN 5004.463N, 0405.394W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 66.3 IN GEN DEPTH 70.5MTRS. SCOUR <0.5MTR EXTENDS 60MTRS TOWARDS 090/270 DEGS. LENGTH 29MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 3.7MTRS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. COLLAPSED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). ?PIECE OF WRECKAGE. AMEND WK 66MTRS. BR STD. 26.6.06 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A POST-WAR MOTOR FISHING VESSEL. THE DIESEL ENGINE IS WELL EXPOSED AND LIES OVER AT 45 DEGS. THERE IS ALSO AN INTERESTING WHEELHOUSE. (N R CHIPCHASE).