Other Wreck 16647

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		49 57.487 N,5 38.632 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 49.958117
  • Longitude: -5.643867
Wreck Depth 60 m
Water Depth 66 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 69
Sonar Width 15
Shadow Height 6
Orientation 107
Cargo ore
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Pebbles
Original Detection Year 1954
Last Detection Year 2004
Original Source other
Surveying Details H2137/54 10.5.54 WK 36FMS LOCATED BY SV 'HELP' FEB/MAY 1954 IN 495730N, 053830W USING DECCA. DISCOVERED IN SEARCH FOR 'VINONIA'. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 32FT, BEAM 36FT. CARGO ORE. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD., 23.5.54). CHART AS NDW. NC 777. H5051/70 13.11.70 NOW CHARTED AS NDW IN 495734N, 053833W [OGB] ON NC 777. H2590/76 19.3.76 NOT FOUND DURING SIDESCAN SWEEP. CLOSE TO EPSON SHOAL AND, IF IT EXISTS, LOST IN THE BOTTOM ECHOES. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). NCA. RETAIN AS CHARTED IN VIEW OF 1954 SALVAGE SURVEY. 24.5.76 NOW CHARTED AS USC 50MTRS ON NE 777. H4551/76 6.10.76 CARGO VESSEL WITH MINERAL ORE [PROBABLY MAGNETITE] REPD 081DEGS, 6.5M FROM WOLF ROCK AND TO BE 32FT HIGH. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 17.9.76, SURVEYED IN 1954). NCA. H2979/74 24.2.77 FF REPD IN 495740N, 053835W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 3.2.77). NCA. H2979/74 16.12.77 TWO FFS REPD IN 495745N, 053830W EXTENDING TO 495751N, 053831W AND 495757N, 053900W. POSNS BY DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. H1310/82/7 11.3.82 POSITIVE WK LOCATED IN POSN BY DECCA. (A M JONES, 12.2.82). NCA. H5982/82 21.4.83 WK SHOWN IN 495740N, 053835W [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)7 [1982 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. NCA. HH091/059/01 8.4.05 EXAM'D 25.9.04 IN 4957.487N, 0538.632W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 60.3 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 69MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS. LIES 107/287 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. HIGHLY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 60MTRS. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Apr 8, 2005

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