Wooden Vessel Wreck 53532

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
51 28.526 N,1 1.089 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 51.475433
  • Longitude: 1.018150
Wreck Depth 2.9 m
Water Depth 6 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type Wooden Vessel
Sonar Length 30.5
Cargo cement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Scour Dimensions ,,001.0,
Original Detection Year 1968
Last Detection Year 2004
Original Source survey vessel
Surveying Details H6140/68 19.6.68 H6140/68 19.6.68 WK LOCATED 14.3.68 IN 512830N, 010113E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14FT IN GEN DEPTH 20FT. SCOUR DEPTH 23FT. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 23.3.68). INS AS WK 2FMS 3FT. - NM 1122/68. 10.12.71 10.12.71 SHOWN AS SW 2FMS 2FT ON PLA SURVEY [K6239]. 27.9.73 27.9.73 AMEND TO WK 4.3MTRS. NC 1607. H6140/68 19.1.79 H6140/68 19.1.79 SMALL WK, POSSIBLY FV, EXAM'D 12.10.78. SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.9MTRS, FOUL AT 3.3MTRS. GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 7.7MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 10/78). - NM 363/79. HH100/351/05 7.2.92 HH100/351/05 7.2.92 DIVED ON. FOUND TO BE A WOODEN VESSEL. (M SMITH, 26.1.92). 16.8.93 16.8.93 DIVED ON RECENTLY, BELL AND STEERING WHEEL RECOVERED. NAME ON BELL ABRADED AND ONLY 'NIC---BOU' CAN BE DISCERNED. WOODEN WRECK WITH BRONZE PINTLE AND COPPER RIVETS. AT LEAST A 100 YEARS OLD. LENGTH ABOUT 100FT. CARGO CEMENT IN BAGS AND BARRELS. HAS DEEP SCOUR ON EBB SIDE. (BERNARD WATSON, TELECON). 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5128.526N, 0101.089E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Last Amended Date Jun 14, 2005

General Comments

REMAINS OF WOODEN VESSEL, LENGTH BY DIVER

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 51 28.526 N,1 1.089 E
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