This is the information page about the shipwreck Continental (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 8.298 N,1 28.919 E (53.100916666667, 1.34695)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Algarve
5. Alster
6. Alston
7. Aquarius (possibly)
8. Artemisia
9. Asteria
10. Ayrshire (possibly)
11. Baron ailsa
12. Barrhill
13. Bertha
14. Birtley
15. Boulderpool (fwd part)
16. British triumph
17. Camilla weston
18. Cantabria (probably)
19. Chevychase
20. Clan morrison
21. Clansman (possibly)
22. Continental (possibly)
23. Corchester
24. Corduff
25. Corea
26. Courier (probably)
27. Duncarron
28. Efos
29. Eikhaug
30. Empress
31. Ems
32. Ethel
33. Francois trixier
34. Friesland
35. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
36. Gardenia
37. George royle
38. Georgia (for'd part)
39. Georgia (stern section)
40. Granta
41. Hauxley (possibly)
42. Hms agate
43. Hms arley
44. Hms caroline moller
45. Hms cloughton wyke
46. Hms francolin
47. Hms kylemore
48. Hms nogi
49. Hms solomon
50. Hms vortigern
51. Hms william stephen
52. Hmsm c 11
53. Homefire
54. Hull trader
55. I t l anna b
56. Jessie maersk
57. Jevington court
58. Kenton
59. Keymun
60. King egbert
61. Lanterna (probably)
62. Leelite
63. Londoner (probably)
64. Marden
65. Meriones
66. Minorca
67. Nimrod (probably)
68. Norman queen
69. Oakgrove
70. Ole bull
71. Ottar jarl
72. Otter
73. Oxshott (possibly)
74. P.l.m. 25
75. Pacific
76. Pacific (possibly)
77. Pacific (possibly)
78. Pegrix
79. Pontfield (forepart)
80. Rimac
81. Rose marie
82. Salvus ii
83. Seaham
84. Sitona
85. St mark
86. St thomas (possibly)
87. Tayjack 1 (part of)
88. Tayjack 1 (part of)
89. Tayjack 1 (part of)
90. Teddington
91. Thursonian
92. Trajan
93. Traviata (possibly)
94. Trelissick
95. Tyneford
96. Upminster
97. Varoy
98. Walkure
99. Welholme (possibly)
100. Western mist (possibly)
101. Westland
102. Whintown (possibly)
103. Winhill or whinhill

 

Name: CONTINENTAL (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1960

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

Known since: 1991, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H1547/58 22.9.60 SANK 7.5 MILES NW BY N OF HAISBROUGH LTV. (HUMBER RO., 3.3.58). H1547/58 22.9.60 BROKE IN TWO. (LL 2.3.58). H1547/58 22.9.60 NOT FOUND IN REPD SINKING POSN. TWO OBSTNS LOCATED USING E/S AND CHAIN SWEEP IN POSNS 530454N, 012742E AND 530436N, 012736E - APPROX 8 CABLES, 060 DEG FROM THAT POINT. BOTH STAND 10FT ABOVE SURROUNDING SEABED DEPTH OF 15FMS. CHAIN SWEPT - CLEAR AT 13FMS [LWOST]. (TH, 13.3.58). H1547/58 22.9.60 A/S CONTACT OBTAINED IN POSN REPORTED BY TH BUT NO DEFINITE E/S EVIDENCE OF WK. DURING OROPESA SWEEP OTTER STRUCK THE BOTTOM AT 13FMS 3FT. FURTHER SEARCH WITH A/S AND E/S INDICATED PRESENCE OF SMALL RIDGE ON SEABED WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE OBSTNS REPD BY TRINITY HOUSE. (HMS SCOTT, SWEEP REPORT, 7.11.58). H332/62 4.2.63 H4729/62 NOT FOUND. (HMS SCOTT, 1962). HH090/524/01 16.1.92 SMALL WK EXAM'D 10.8.91 IN 530816.6N, 012901.6E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [5 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 21.8, FOUL AT 22.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.5 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 0.6MTR, LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 322/142 DEG. (LAND & MARINE, HI 531). BR STD. SEP 2018/000212985 12.9.18 EXAM'D 30.3.18 IN 5308.298N, 0128.919E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.53MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 15.5MTRS, WIDTH 3.8MTRS, HEIGHT 1.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 175/355 DEGS. INTACT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1515). AMEND TO DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 53 8.298 N,1 28.919 E

 

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