Lighter Wreck 76539

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		35 53.373 N,14 30.573 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 35.889550
  • Longitude: 14.509550
Water Depth 14 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type lighter
Cargo armament
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1984
Last Detection Year 2023
Original Source ship visit/hydrographic note report
Last Amended Date Jul 17, 2023

Surveying Details

H4684/84 19.10.84 LOCATED IN 355326.2N, 143036.8E. LEAST DEPTH 13.4MTRS [LAT], OBTAINED BY DIVERS. MOST OF ORDNANCE WAS REMOVED BY BOMB DISPOSAL PERSONNEL, PRESUMABLY SHORTLY AFTER IT SANK, BUT BECAUSE PART OF LIGHTER IS BURIED IN MUD, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PART OF ITS CARGO OF BOMBS REMAIN. (PORT DEPT, VALLETTA, HN DTD 18.9.84). NCA YET, COVERED BY F CLOSE S. H2326/84 12.8.86 AMMUNITION PONTOON, LEAST DEPTH 13.4MTRS, IN 355326.6N, 143037.4E. (WK INVESTIGATIONS NOV 1984, SURVEY K9803/1 & 3, WK NO.4) IN AREA MARKED TO BE DREDGED. NCA.

Circumstances of loss

VESSEL, CAPSIZED & SANK, DISPERSING MOST OF ITS CARGO.

General Comments

PARTIALLY BURIED IN MUD

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