Mandalay Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Mandalay Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
54 24.641 N,0 29.302 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 6 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | MANDALAY |
| Type | trawler |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 31.4 m |
| Width | 6.1 m |
| Tonnage | 148 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1989 |
| Last Detection Year | 2016 |
| Original Source | survey vessel |
| Surveying Details | NO AUTHORITY HELD. H6331/87/2 10.2.89 NO INDICATION OF WRECKAGE FOUND. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMENDED DEAD. NCA. HH100/351/16 20.6.00 WK LIES IN 5424.63N, 0029.20W. NOW TOTALLY COLLAPSED AND DECAYED. LIES AMONGST KELP AND BOULDERS. ALL THAT REMAINS ARE A FEW IRON PLATES, A SECTION OF BOILER, AN ANCHOR AND A LENGTH OF RUSTING CHAIN. (R YOUNG). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. SEP 2017/000002822 25.5.17 NOT LOCATED IN M/B SURVEY 2016. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | May 25, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1890 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL. OWNED BY GEORGE BEECHING & THOMAS KELSALL OF HULL. SINGLE BOILER, COMPOUND ENGINE OF 50 HP FOR 10 KNOTS. SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY C D HOLMES OF HULL. RAN AGROUND IN THICK FOG AND BECAME A TOTAL WRECK. CREW RESCUED.
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