Trawler Wreck 78224

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 50.523 N,1 15.043 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.842050
  • Longitude: 1.250717
Wreck Depth 23.5 m
Water Depth 27 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type trawler
Sonar Length 34
Sonar Width 8
Shadow Height 3.2
Orientation 157
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 0030.0,,001.0,140
Original Detection Year 1979
Last Detection Year 2023
Original Source national HO/authority charts
Surveying Details 16.11.79 USC 20MTRS SHOWN IN 505027N, 011500E [EUR] ON FRENCH 6682. BR STD. H2343/84 26.2.86 EXAM'D 17.6.86 IN 505029N, 011509E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.9 IN GEN DEPTH 28.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 29.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.2MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS,APPROX. LYING NW/SE. GIVES SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 253). AMEND TO WK 25.5MTRS. - NM 799/86. H2350/85 21.8.86 EXAM'D DURING HI 317A. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.1MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. (NP 1008, TLX DTD 23.7.86 & HN 3/86). AMEND TO WK 24MTRS. - NM 2579/86. H2343/84 10.9.86 LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.2 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 253, REWORK). NCA YET. H2350/85 4.12.86 SMALL INTACT WK EXAM'D 19.7.86 USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.1 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS, LENGTH 20MTRS, BEAM 3MTRS. LYING 135/315DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 317A). NFA. H1270/83 AMEND TO WK 24MTRS ON 2449. - NM 3095/87. H3850/86 21.11.88 EXAM'D 17.9.88 USING HYDROSEARCH. INTACT. LYING 145/325DEGS. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS. EST HEIGHT 3.2MTRS AT NW END OF WK. CHART AS WK 23.8MTRS. NO FURTHER EXAMINATION REQ'D. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). AMEND TO WK 23.5MTRS. - NM 3650/88. HH090/856/01 9.8.99 EXAM'D 5.7.99 IN 5050.524N, 0115.051E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 23.9, FOUL 24.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.9 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS 140DEGS. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ONE PIECE OF PARTIALLY BURIED WRECKAGE. NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 856). AMEND TO SW 23.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/898/01 10.10.00 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 898). NCA. 13.4.07 THIS IS AN ARMED TRAWLER, UPRIGHT WITH A SLIGHT LIST TO PORT. LITTLE LEFT FROM JUST BEHIND THE PROMINENT TO MIDSHIPS, THEN MORE INTACT TOWARDS THE STERN, ALTHOUGH COLLAPSING DOWN. HAS EVIDENCE OF BOTH ARMAMENT AND ?12PDR SHELLS ON THE WK. LENGTH APPROX 25MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS. BOWS SE. PRESUMABLY BRITISH FROM WW1. (A PAYTON, EMAIL DTD 12.4.07). NCA. HH091/159/01 20.7.07 LOCATED 17.10.06 IN 5050.523N, 0115.043E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.00 IN GEN DEPTH 27.2MTRS. LENGTH 34MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 3.2MTRS. LIES 157/337 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). RETAIN SW 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. RSDRA2023000151070 & RSDRA2023000152890 14.06.23 WK LOCATED IN 5050.523N, 0115.043E [WGD] FOUND BY DIVER. EST. S/C DEPTH 19.1MTRS. (SHOM, EMAILS DTD 13.06.23 & 14.06.23). AMEND TO WK 19.1MTRS. RSDRA2023000189486 17.08.23 LOCATED 18.07.23 IN 5050.523N, 0115.043E [WGD]. WRECK INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF SPURIOUS DEPTH CHANGE LAST REPORTED FROM DIVER AND SHOM. WRECK SURVEYED BY TRINITY HOUSE AND CONFIRMED LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.00MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, STILL AT CHARTED POSITION AND LAST UKHO SURVEY 2006/7 IS CORRECT. (TRINITY HOUSE, EMAIL DTD 21.07.23) AMEND WK BACK TO SW 23.5MTRS. RSDRA2023000235835 02.10.23 LOCATED 18.07.23 IN 50503522N, 0115.043W [WGD] SMALL CORRECTION BY BATHY TO SURVEY REPORT RSDRA2023000189489. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.99MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 52MTRS, HEIGHT 3MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS ORIENTATION 156 DEGREES. (UKHO H525.2 LITE). NFA
Last Amended Date Aug 17, 2023

General Comments

UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED, PROMINENT BOW, LISTS TO PORT, BOWS SE. UK NM 3349/23

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