This is the information page about the shipwreck Cecil (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 38.216 N,0 39.55 E (53.5741333, 0.7815167)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Amelie-mathilde
3. Benmacdhui
4. British councillor
5. British prince
6. Briton (possibly)
7. Capitaine edmond laborie
8. Catford
9. Cecil (possibly)
10. Corhampton
11. Corland
12. Deodata
13. Devonshire (possibly)
14. Fermain (possibly)
15. Fittonia (possibly)
16. Flashlight (probably)
17. Flourish
18. Fryken
19. Gluckauf (possibly)
20. Grangemouth
21. Harnis (probably)
22. Hms botanic
23. Hms cape spartel (probably)
24. Hms kos xvi (probably)
25. Hms pintail
26. Hms susarion
27. Hms warland (possibly)
28. Homer
29. Ightham (possibly)
30. Inge marguerite (possibly)
31. Jane (possibly)
32. Janet helen (possibly)
33. Jersey (probably)
34. Katina bulgari
35. Keynes
36. Kimberley (possibly)
37. Kyma
38. Ladas (possibly)
39. Lancaster (possibly)
40. Larchwood (possibly)
41. Laurel (possibly)
42. Lightship no 83
43. Lindy sue
44. Lismore
45. London
46. Lottie (possibly)
47. Maggie
48. Magnolia
49. Marie dawn
50. Matanuska (probably)
51. Merchiston
52. Norfolk (possibly)
53. Onesta
54. Ophir ii (possibly)
55. Petroswift
56. Pilsudski
57. Polzella (possibly)
58. Rado (possibly)
59. Ravonia (part)
60. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
61. Rayford
62. Realf
63. Rebono (probably)
64. Revello
65. Revi
66. Revigo (possibly)
67. Rhuys
68. Rivergate
69. Rochester (possibly)
70. Rosebud (possibly)
71. Royal scott
72. Royston
73. Schieland (possibly)
74. Scotia (possibly)
75. Scotia (possibly)
76. Sea pearl
77. Shepherd lad
78. Siri maria
79. Stylianos chandris
80. Thessaly
81. Trignac (possibly)
82. Two brothers
83. Vechstroom
84. Vereingte (possibly)
85. Victoria
86. Virginian
87. William balls (probably)

 

Name: CECIL (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1978, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: SANK ABOUT 20M E BY N OF SPURN POINT. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST). POSN APPROX 533813N. 003936E. H3805/72 28.2.78 SMALL POSSIBLE WK CONTACT FOUND DURING AREA SEARCH. REMAINS TO BE INVESTIGATED. (SOISS, HI 54/77). H5084/77 19.3.80 EXAM'D 29.10.79 IN 533813N, 003938E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.7 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LYING N/S IN TWO PARTS, BOTH SMALL. S PART SHOALEST. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 64/79). BR STD. H4465/81 22.11.83 EXAM'D 23.2.83 IN 533812N, 003936E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.6 IN GEN DEPTH 24.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS, LENGTH 4MTRS. SMALL HARD CONTACT, LYING 140/320 DEGS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 74). BR STD. HH100/351/20 5.9.03 LOCATED, BUT NOT DIVED, ON 13.7.03 IN 5338.250N, 0039.600E [WGD]. WK GAVE VERY POOR SIGNAL & PROVED DIFFICULT TO FIND, ONLY VERY SMALL MAGNETOMTER SIGNAL. SONAR HEIGHT OF 1.5MTRS OBTAINED FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. REPORTED BY S OLD, B WOOLFORD, D SMITH. (S OLD, E-MAIL DTD 16.7.03) NCA. SEP 2013/000180690 11.7.14 EXAM'D 8.1.14 IN 5338.217N, 0039.550E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.82 IN GEN DEPTH 24.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 7MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. LIES 175/355 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL, WELL BROKEN WK IN TWO PARTS. (GARDLINE, HI 1419). ALMOST FULLY BURIED WITH BOILER AT S END. RETAIN WK 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000300377 17.12.19 EXAM'D 27.11.19 IN 5338.216N 0039.55E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.00 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24 MTRS, HT 1.5 MTRS, LENGTH 4 MTRS, WIDTH 1.4 MTRS, ORIENTATION 175/355 DEGS. SINGLE OBJECT ON SEABED. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1596). AMEND DW 23 MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ALMOST BURIED, BOILER AT S END

Position: 53 38.216 N,0 39.55 E

 

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