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 (53.574133333333, 0.78151666666667)

 

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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. Ac 9
2. Acklamd (possibly)
3. Amelie-mathilde
4. Audacity
5. Benmacdhui
6. Box hill
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Briton (possibly)
10. Capitaine edmond laborie
11. Catford
12. Cecil (possibly)
13. Corhampton
14. Corland
15. Dalemoor
16. Deodata
17. Devonshire (possibly)
18. Dromore castle
19. Edith (possibly)
20. Fermain (possibly)
21. Fittonia (possibly)
22. Flashlight (probably)
23. Flourish
24. Fowberry tower (part)
25. Fryken
26. Gluckauf (possibly)
27. Grangemouth
28. Harnis (probably)
29. Hms botanic
30. Hms cape spartel (probably)
31. Hms dervish
32. Hms kos xvi (probably)
33. Hms pintail
34. Hms susarion
35. Hms warland (possibly)
36. Homer
37. Ightham (possibly)
38. Inge marguerite (possibly)
39. Jane (possibly)
40. Janet helen (possibly)
41. Jersey (probably)
42. Katina bulgari
43. Keynes
44. Kimberley (possibly)
45. Kyma
46. Ladas (possibly)
47. Lancaster (possibly)
48. Larchwood (possibly)
49. Laurel (possibly)
50. Lightship no 83
51. Lindy sue
52. Lismore
53. London
54. Lottie (possibly)
55. Maggie
56. Magnolia
57. Marie dawn
58. Matanuska (probably)
59. Merchiston
60. Nautilus
61. Norfolk (possibly)
62. Onesta
63. Ophir ii (possibly)
64. Petroswift
65. Pilsudski
66. Polzella (possibly)
67. Rado (possibly)
68. Ravonia (part)
69. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
70. Rayford
71. Realf
72. Rebono (probably)
73. Revello
74. Revi
75. Revigo (possibly)
76. Rhuys
77. Rivergate
78. Rochester (possibly)
79. Rosebud (possibly)
80. Royal scott
81. Royston
82. Schieland (possibly)
83. Scotia (possibly)
84. Scotia (possibly)
85. Sea pearl
86. Shepherd lad
87. Siri maria
88. Stylianos chandris
89. Thessaly
90. Trignac (possibly)
91. Two brothers
92. Vechstroom
93. Vereingte (possibly)
94. Victoria
95. Virginian
96. 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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