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 (53.1009167, 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. Baron ailsa
11. Barrhill
12. Bertha
13. Birtley
14. Boulderpool (fwd part)
15. British triumph
16. Camilla weston
17. Cantabria (probably)
18. Chevychase
19. Clan morrison
20. Clansman (possibly)
21. Continental (possibly)
22. Corchester
23. Corduff
24. Courier (probably)
25. Duncarron
26. Efos
27. Eikhaug
28. Empress
29. Ems
30. Ethel
31. Francois trixier
32. Friesland
33. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
34. Gardenia
35. George royle
36. Georgia (for'd part)
37. Georgia (stern section)
38. Granta
39. Hauxley (possibly)
40. Hms agate
41. Hms arley
42. Hms caroline moller
43. Hms cloughton wyke
44. Hms francolin
45. Hms kylemore
46. Hms solomon
47. Hms vortigern
48. Hms william stephen
49. Hmsm c 11
50. Homefire
51. I t l anna b
52. Jessie maersk
53. Jevington court
54. Kenton
55. Keymun
56. King egbert
57. Lanterna (probably)
58. Leelite
59. Londoner (probably)
60. Marden
61. Minorca
62. Nimrod (probably)
63. Norman queen
64. Oakgrove
65. Ole bull
66. Ottar jarl
67. Otter
68. Oxshott (possibly)
69. P.l.m. 25
70. Pacific
71. Pacific (possibly)
72. Pacific (possibly)
73. Pegrix
74. Pontfield (forepart)
75. Rimac
76. Rose marie
77. Salvus ii
78. Seaham
79. Sitona
80. St mark
81. St thomas (possibly)
82. Tayjack 1 (part of)
83. Tayjack 1 (part of)
84. Teddington
85. Thursonian
86. Trajan
87. Traviata (possibly)
88. Trelissick
89. Tyneford
90. Upminster
91. Varoy
92. Walkure
93. Welholme (possibly)
94. Western mist (possibly)
95. Westland
96. Whintown (possibly)
97. 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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