This is the information page about the shipwreck Duddon (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 46.578 N,1 9.522 W (50.633333333333, -1.4166666666667)
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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: DUDDON (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1924
Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm
Known since: 1924, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: H1882/24 17.3.24 H1882/24 17.3.24 SANK IN 504612N, 010920W, APPROX 210 DEGS, 4.7C FROM OUTER END OF STOKES BAY PIER. BROKE IN TWO DURING SALVAGE ATTEMPT. LARGER PORTION WILL BE DISPERSED DURING SALVAGE OPS USING EXPLOSIVES. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, D3858/24, DTD 6.3.24). NCA YET. H1882/24 29.5.24 H1882/24 29.5.24 EXACT POSN NOT YET KNOWN. BUOY CARRIED AWAY & WK NOT YET RE-LOCATED. (KHM PORTSMOUTH). NCA. H1882/24 8.8.24 H1882/24 8.8.24 ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE UNSUCCESSFUL. (KHM PORTSMOUTH). NCA YET. H1937/80 9.8.82 H1937/80 9.8.82 OBSTN LOCATED 9.9.81. EXAM'D 6.1.82, IN 504642N, 010935W [OGB] USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 0.9 IN GEN DEPTH 6.5MTRS. REPORTED ORIGINALLY TO QHM PORTSMOUTH BY LOCAL FISHERMAN, WHO CLAIMED HE COULD STAND ON IT. (SCESU, HI 4(B)). PROBABLY PART OF THE LIGHTER 'DUDDON'. CHART AS WK 0.9MTR.
- NM 2172/82. HH3947/86/2 30.7.90 HH3947/86/2 30.7.90 NOTHING FOUND IN CHARTED POSN BUT WK, APPARENTLY OF A LIGHTER LYING UPSIDE DOWN, EXAM'D 23.5.90 IN 504632.5N, 010926W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.7 IN GEN DEPTH 7.7MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS. LIES 272/092DEGS. DIVER CONFIRMED IT AS WK OF LIGHTER WITH CURVED STEM. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). CHART AS WK 5.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 2267/90. 9.1.13 9.1.13 [WGD] POSN: 5046.576N, 0109.520W. 9.1.13 SEP 2013/000004405 9.1.13 LOCATED IN LISTED POSN. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.61MTRS. SCOUR 0.7MTR DEEP TO NORTH. (APB SOUTHAMPTON, SOLENT SURVEY DTD 5.2012). AMEND WK 5.6MTRS. 18.10.13 18.10.13 EXAM'D 1.7.13 IN 5046.578N, 0109.522W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.7 IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 23.8MTRS, WIDTH 4.9MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY INTACT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1437). INTACT, INVERTED, MINOR SCOUR. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED, MINOR SCOUR TO NORTH
Position: 50 46.578 N,1 9.522 W