This is the information page about the shipwreck Dredger no 3 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 41.954 N,1 2.866 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: DREDGER NO 3 (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1927
Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm
Known since: 1927, last detected: 20161215
Details measurements/cartography: H3370/27 27.5.27 WOODEN BUCKET DREDGER SANK 5M NE BY E FROM TEES LT. (LL 25.5.27). NCA. H2433/71 20.4.71 LOCATED IN 544200N, 010245W USING HIFIX DURING PIPELINE SURVEY. LENGTH 150FT. GENERAL DEPTH 110FT. UNIDENTIFIED FEATURE - POSSIBLY A WK. (DECCA SURVEY, 15.3.71). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 15.5.73 INS AS WK 33MTRS. NC 2567. H2534/74 5.11.81 LOCATED IN 544156N, 010237W [OGB] USING HIFIX. (HMS IVESTON, HN DTD 22.10.81). H6331/87 16.1.89 EXAM'D 7.8.88 IN 544157N, 010245W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 31.4MTRS. NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.7 IN GEN DEPTH 34 TO 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BREADTH 10MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEG, WITH BOW E. APPARENTLY ON ITS SIDE, FRACTURED AMIDSHIPS AND DISINTEGRATING. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO SW 31MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2017/000002822 24.5.17 EXAM'D 15.12.16 IN 5441.954N, 0102.866W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS, LENGTH 71.5MTRS, WIDTH 10.9MTRS, HEIGHT 4.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 085/265 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT BUT IS WELL DISINTEGRATED AND ORIENTATED TO THE EAST. STERN IS PROMINENT, ENGINE BLOCK CAN BE SEEN MIDSHIPS TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE BOILER. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 41.954 N,1 2.866 W