Other Wreck 72967

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 14.587 N,1 39.241 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.243117
  • Longitude: -1.654017
Water Depth 51 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Shadow Height 0.9
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Original Detection Year 1979
Last Detection Year 2021
Original Source other
Surveying Details H2555/74 30.4.79 UNCHARTED OBJECT, THOUGHT TO BE A WRECK, STRUCK BY DRILLING RIG `OFFSHORE MERCURY' IN 501438N, 013919.9W ON 18.12.78, DAMAGED NO 1 LEG WHICH WAS LOWERED TO 164FT [50MTRS] BELOW HULL WHILE MOVING INTO INTENDED LOCATION. GEN DEPTH IN AREA 170-178FT [51.8-53MTRS]. (DEPT OF TRANSPORT, FORM OIR/9, DTD 27.3.79). CHART AS NDW IN 501438N, 013920W [OGB]. BR STD. H2555/74 11.5.79 LATER BELIEVED THAT `OFFSHORE MERCURY' HAD LEGS EXTENDED LOWER THAN FIRST THOUGHT, AND AS AREA HAD RECENTLY BEEN SURVEYED AT A LARGE SCALE IT IS ASSUMED HAZARD DOESN'T EXIST. (TELECON WARDLE/BARTLE, ENGINEER HYDROCARBONS, LONDON). DELETE. BR STD. HH090/588/01 28.6.94 SIGNS OF DEBRIS AND MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION NOTICED DURING AREA SEARCH. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOTHING BUT STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. RE-EXAMINATION OF RECORDS REVEALED SMALL PROJECTION 0.9MTRS HIGH ON E/S RECORD. LEAST DEPTH NOT OBTAINED. (NP 1008, HI 588). CHART AS FOUL IN 501433N, 013909.5W [OGB]. BR STD. SEP2020/000273534 9.8.21 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY 2021, (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1595). AMEND DEAD.
Last Amended Date Oct 24, 2022

General Comments

?PIECE OF DEBRIS, HT FROM E/S RECORDS

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