Other Wreck 16732

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		52 29.817 N,1 49.834 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.496950
  • Longitude: 1.830567
Water Depth 28 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 40
Sonar Width 18
Shadow Height 10.5
Orientation 30
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0020.0,,000.5,200
Original Detection Year 1978
Last Detection Year 2011
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date May 5, 2017

Surveying Details

H4658/71 7.6.78 AREA IN WHICH WK GROUNDED EXAM'D BY E/S ON 17.5.78. TRACES SHOWED ANCHOR, WIRE (EX-STAR PEGASUS) AND SHELL PLATE DEBRIS LYING WITHIN AREA, 1 CABLE RADIUS, CENTRED ON 522950.3N, 014956.1E. (CREIBER, TLX, DTD 18.5.78, RECEIVED VIA DTI). CHART AS FA, DANGER CIRCLE 1 CABLE RADIUS. BR STD. H4403/71 15.11.79 NOT FOUND DURING ROUTINE DCS3 SEARCH ON 4.7.79. GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. (SOISS, HI 63B/79). SEARCH WAS SQUARE BOX SEARCH, LINES APPROX 100MTRS APART. NCA. H2042/82 8.9.83 SMALL CONTACT, APPROX 5MTRS LONG, LOCATED IN 522947N, 015000E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. STANDS 0.3MTRS ABOVE SEABED IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. (SOISS, HI 127). NCA. H2909/83 9.1.85 VERY SMALL CONTACT LOCATED ON SEVERAL PASSES USING DCS3 IN 522948N, 015000E [OGB]. GAVE NO SHADOW. PRESUMABLY MOSTLY BURIED. RECOMMEND NCA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 188). NCA. H3931/88 18.7.89 SCOUR MARKS DETECTED ON SEABED DURING ROUTINE DCS3 SEARCH. NO MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 453). NCA. HH090/488/01 11.7.90 NOT FOUND DURING AREA SEARCH USING SONAR AND MAGNETOMETER. (NP 1016, HI 488). NCA YET. HH090/687/01 24.4.96 NOT LOCATED, RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 687). NCA. 26.9.98 NOT SHOWN ON NE 1536. HH091/111/01 15.8.05 EXAM'D 10.4.05 IN 5229.817N, 0149.834E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.42 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 200 DEGS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK LYING CLOSE TO A SANDWAVE. CHART AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 1111). AMEND FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 20.10.11 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. GEN DEPTH NOW 21.6MTRS. (MMT, HI 1367). CONSIDERED BURIED. DELETE. BR STD. SEP 2014/000142852 1.12.14 NOT LOCATED 2014 USING M/B. (EGS, HI 1458). NCA. SEP 2017/000186964 22.4.18 NOT LOCATED USING M/B SURVEY 2017. [EGS, HI 1545]. NFA. RSDRA2024000010781 15.01.24 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2023). (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI1828). NFA.

Circumstances of loss

REPORTED AS DEBRIS RESULTING FROM SALVAGE ATTEMPTS ON BOW SECTION OF MV ELENI V.

General Comments

DEBRIS (ANCHOR, WIRE, SHELL PLATING)

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 52 29.817 N,1 49.834 E
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