Lighter Wreck 76617
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
35 54.063 N,14 30.237 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 4.758 m |
| Water Depth | 10 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Type | lighter |
| Sonar Length | 33.27 |
| Sonar Width | 6.89 |
| Shadow Height | 2.72 |
| Orientation | 170 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 1, 1942 |
| Original Detection Year | 1975 |
| Last Detection Year | 2023 |
| Original Source | diver |
| Surveying Details | H1310/74/78 17.3.75 WK LOCATED IN 355408N, 143016.8E [EUR]. BELIEVED TO BE FUEL LIGHTER SUNK AT SAME TIME AS HMS PANDORA. LIES N/S WITH BOW N, ON 40DEG ROCK SLOPE. DEPTH TO POINT OF BOW IS 4MTRS AND BOW STANDS 2MTRS HIGH. STERN LIES IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. LENGTH 32MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. HULL FAIRLY COMPLETE, BUT WITH BOMB DAMAGE HALF WAY ALONG PORT SIDE. (D. SANDERSEN, DTD 7.3.75). CHART AS DWP. NC 974. H1310/84/11 2.4.84 LIES STILL VIRTUALLY AS DESCRIBED IN 1975. (G.J. UNDERWOOD, DTD 14.3.84). NFA. 13.1.01 WGD POSN: 3554.060N, 1430.241E. NC 177. SEP 2019 /000112606 20.11.2018 EXM'D 20.11.2018; WRECK LOCATED IN 3554.069637N, 1430.236560E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.758MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. LENGTH 33.27MTRS, WIDTH 6.89MTRS, HEIGHT 2.72MTRS, ORIENTATION 170DEGS. (HMS ECHO SNT 06_17 H525). AMEND DW 4.7M IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Limits |
4,15 14.5039935,35.9011406 14.5040055,35.9010967 14.5040185,35.9010649 14.5040265,35.9009991 14.5040215,35.9009292 14.5040072,35.9009089 14.5039772,35.9009069 14.5039486,35.9009243 14.5039276,35.9009706 14.5038996,35.9010593 14.5038836,35.9011438 14.5038981,35.9011733 14.5039253,35.9011874 14.5039666,35.9011796 14.5039935,35.9011406 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BOMBED & SUNK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).
Limits: features shown as areas and not points
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
35 54.063 N,14 30.237 E
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General Comments
Data missing from the wreck bow.