Other Wreck 39980

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 30.756 N,2 6.511 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.512600
  • Longitude: -2.108517
Wreck Depth 29 m
Water Depth 35 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Sonar Length 88.9
Sonar Width 30.5
Shadow Height 5.8
Orientation 14
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Pebbles
Original Detection Year 1987
Last Detection Year 2009
Original Source diver
Surveying Details H1270/87 26.7.87 WK REPD LOCATED IN 503044N, 020629W [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (M SKELSEY). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH100/351/02 6.4.90 SUBSTANTIAL SIZED WK LOCATED IN 503042N, 020630W [OGB] USING DECCA. HAS THREE HUGE BOILERS, MUCH BIGGER AND DISTINCTIVE THAN NORMAL. (D SAYWELL, 21.3.90). NCA. 16.10.08 DIVED 17.6.07 IN 5030.778N, 0206.513W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 7MTRS HIGH BY E/S, 8.8MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. WIDTH ESTIMATED AS 20MTRS. WK GENERALLY INTACT AND CORRECTLY ALIGNED ALTHOUGH COLLAPSING. BOW HAS BROKEN AND POINTS TOWARDS THE SURFACE, STANDING 7MTRS FROM SEABED. TWO LARGE MAIN BOILERS, FORMING THE HIGHEST PART, THE DONKEY BOILER, THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE ENGINE ARE IN THE CORRECT POSITION. GEN DEPTH DEEPER THAN CHARTED. (G LOCKETT). AMEND WK 29MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/154/01 - SEP 2009/000108988 22.7.09 LOCATED 16.2.09 IN 5030.756N, 0206.511W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.21 IN GEN DEPTH 35.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 88.9MTRS, WIDTH 30.5MTRS, HT 5.80MTRS. LIES 014/194MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1154). APPARENTLY COLLAPSED. RETAIN WK 29MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Jul 22, 2009

General Comments

INTACT, COLLAPSING

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