Wooden Vessel Wreck 40522

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 25.904 N,1 4.556 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.431733
  • Longitude: 1.075933
Wreck Depth 35.38 m
Water Depth 38 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Wooden Vessel
Sonar Length 52.8
Sonar Width 14.9
Shadow Height 3.1
Orientation 292
Cargo coal
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Bottom Texture Sand
Scour Dimensions 085.0,053.7,000.8,153.0
Original Detection Year 1993
Last Detection Year 2019
Original Source survey vessel
Last Amended Date Dec 17, 2019

Surveying Details

HH090/579/01 10.2.93 WK EXAM'D 7.11.92 IN 532552.8N, 010439.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.5 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 39.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.3MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 135/315DEGS IN LOOSE SANDY SEDIMENT. (SEATEAM, HI 579). INS AS WK 35MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/18 30.4.02 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. A WELL-WEATHERED WOODEN WK OF THE 1800S. CONSTRUCTION OF OAK BEAMS WITH TWO FOOT BRONZE OR BRASS PINS THROUGH. A BOX ON THE TOP STANDS ABOUT 6 TO 8FT HIGH AND IS PROBABLY WHAT GAVE THE LEAST DEPTH. LARGE FISHING NET CAUGHT ON WK. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CARRYING COAL. (S OLD). NCA. HH100/351/20 29.8.03 DIVED WHILST TRYING TO LOCATE HMS COBRA, FOUND TO BE A WOODEN WK SHEATHED IN EITHER BRASS OR COPPER, IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS, STANDING APPROX 3MTRS HIGH. CINC REQUESTED. (K SMITH/G FURSE TELECONS 28/29.8.03) NCA AMENDED TO CINC. 17.3.09 CINC REMOVED, MORE THAN 5 YEARS. SEP 2019/000300377 17.12.19 EXAM'D 12.7.19 IN 5325.904N 0104.556E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.38 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 39 MTRS, HT 3.1 MTRS, LENGTH 53 MTRS, WIDTH 15 MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.8 MTRS, LENGTH 85 MTRS, WIDTH 54 MTRS, ORIENTATION 153 DEGS. UPRIGHT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1596). RETAIN NDW 35 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.

General Comments

WOODEN WK OF 1800S, NETTED

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