This is the information page about the shipwreck Fpt iv, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 43.959 N,0 53.842 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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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. Afon dulais
2. Algiers
3. Angry fish
4. Armenier
5. Arno (possibly)
6. Axwell
7. Basil-2
8. Bettann (bow section)
9. Cambrian princess (probably)
10. Carbineer
11. Cuba
12. Donegal (possibly)
13. Elford
14. Flag theofano
15. Fpt iv
16. Gartland
17. Gascony
18. Gerarda
19. Germa geisha
20. Hedwig lunstedt
21. Highland corrie
22. Hms apley (possibly)
23. Hms evadne (possibly)
24. Hms hazardous
25. Hms implacable
26. Hms northcoates
27. Hms pine
28. Hms prince leopold
29. Hms sapper
30. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
31. Hmsm a1
32. Lightfoot (possibly)
33. Lola (possibly)
34. Lowmount
35. Montecrana (possibly)
36. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
37. Sines (possibly)
38. U 1195
39. Ub 81
40. Vigda
41. War helmet
42. Zaanstroom

 

Name: FPT IV

Year of registration: 1989

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 258 cm

Known since: 1989, last detected: 20181001

Details measurements/cartography: HH232/352/01 21.3.89 EXAMINED IN 504354.5N, 005348W [OGB] USING HSA. BAR SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.9, FOUL AT 4.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.2 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. MARKED BY W CARD BUOY, Q(9) 15S, IN 504354.5N, 005358W AND S CARD, Q(6) + LF 15S, IN 504348.5N, 005348W. (TH HARWICH, TELEX 19 & 20.3.89).

- NM 1011/89. 21.3.89 OWNERS WILL ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE. (LL 21.3.89). HH232/352/01 10.5.89 SALVAGE OPS BY DEDGECO LTD COMMENCE 17.4.89. (LL 15.4.89). HH232/352/01 3.7.89 SALVAGE ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. (LL 22.6.89). HH232/352/01 17.7.89 EXAMINED 17.6.89. SWEPT CLEAR AT 6.5, FOUL AT 7.0MTRS. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO CHAIN SWEEP BY THV 'PATRICIA' AN E/S LEAST DEPTH OF 2.4MTRS WAS OBTAINED, BUT NO FOUL OBTAINED. RECOMMEND DIVERS BE EMPLOYED TO DETERMINE NATURE OF HIGH POINT. (THV 'PATRICIA', WK REPORT, 17.6.89). NCA YET. AWAIT FURTHER. HH232/352/01 20.12.89 EXAMINED 6.11.89. POSN CONFIRMED. SWEPT FOUL AT 6.7MTRS. NO CLEARANCE SWEEP OBTAINED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.2MTRS. W CARD BUOY HAD MOVED AND WAS RE-ESTABLISHED IN CORRECT POSN. MAIN BULK OF WK STANDS NO MORE THAN 2.3MTRS ABOVE SEABED AND FOUL WAS PROBABLY ON SMALL MAST. IF THIS REMOVED THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE OF 7MTRS SHOULD BE OBTAINED. RECOMMEND FURTHER SURVEY IN SPRING 1990. (TH, 14.11.89 & THV 'PATRICIA', SURVEY REPORT 6.11.89). NCA YET. HH232/352/01 7.6.90 EXAMINED 12.5.90. DIVERS REPORT WK WELL SUNK INTO SEABED AND LYING ON PORT SIDE, STANDING 2 TO 2.5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 11.45MTRS. CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 8.45, FOUL AT 8.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED USING BOAT E/S 8.08MTRS. AS DEPTH IN EXCESS OF REQUIRED 7MTR CLEARANCE, BUOYS WERE WITHDRAWN. (THV 'MERMAID', WK REPORT 12.5.90). ACCEPT SWEPT CLEARANCE DEPTH. AMEND TO SW 8.4MTRS. DELETE BUOYS.

- NM 1829/90.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE HH091/004/01 24.10.03 EXAM'D 28.6.03 IN 5043.954N, 0053.829W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 8.5, FOUL 8.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.5 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.1MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. INTACT. HULL CLEARLY DISTINGUISABLE. (NP 1016, HI 1004). BR STD. 14.10.13 NOT LOCATED 2013 USING M/B. (NETSURVEY, HI 1437). ASSUMED NOW BURIED. AMEND DEAD. SEP 2019/000094901 20.05.19 EXAM'D 19.10.18 IN 5043.959N, 0053.842W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.40 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH 36.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.8MTRS,HEIGHT 3.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 258/78 DEGS. INTACT. HULL CLEARLY DISTINGUISABLE. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1561). AMEND TO DW 8.4MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON PORT SIDE. UK NM 2737/19

Position: 50 43.959 N,0 53.842 W

 

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