This is the information page about the shipwreck George fisher, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 39.26 N,1 52.188 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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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: GEORGE FISHER
Year of registration: 1920
Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 142 cm
Known since: 1920, last detected: 20201026
Details measurements/cartography: H6284/20 4.9.20 SUNK 0.25 MILE, N 50 DEG W [MAG] FROM CROSS SAND LTV. (C IN C NORE, 3.9.20). INS AS DW.
- NM 1451/20. H6856/20 27.9.20 SUNK ON MIDDLE CROSS SAND. EAST CAISTER CH BEARS 268 DEG [T], 5.5 MILES. BOTH MASTS SHOW 33FT AT LWST. BRIDGE AND DAVITS ALSO SHOW [BRIDGE 10FT]. GEN DEPTH 15FT. (TH, 4.10.20). AMEND POSN.
- NM 1795/20. H6856/20 27.9.20 LOCATED IN 523907N, 015230E USING HSA. 2 MASTS SHOW 30 - 40FT. (HMS FITZROY, 25.10.20). 1923 AMENDED TO ST. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). H6178/30 4.11.30 AMENDED TO DW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H8469/31 24.8.55 EXAM'D 4.10.54 IN 523914N, 015118E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 41, FOUL AT 43FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45 IN GEN DEPTH 52FT. SCOUR DEPTH 61FT. SEABED FINE SAND. (ECES, 4.10.54). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT.
- NM 1975/55. H3930/61 17.4.63 NOT FOUND. SEABED NOW SHOALER THAN REPD SWEPT DEPTH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, OCT '62). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. H1927/69 10.1.69 NOT FOUND DURING SONAR SEARCH. GEN DEPTH NOW 13 - 17FT. SEABED V UNEVEN. RECOMMEND EXPUNGE. (HMS ECHO, HI 40B/68). DELETED. BR STD. H4852/74 17.12.74 NOT FOUND DURING BASIC SOUNDING. NO CONTACT OBTAINED DURING TRANSIT SONAR SEARCH. (ISS, HI 11/74). H1960/79 31.3.81 NOT FOUND. (HMS EGERIA, HI 62B/80). HH090/569/01 12.7.93 LOCATED IN REPD POSN DURING ROUTINE AREA SONAR SEARCH. V STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. NOT FOUND WITH E/S. NO SONAR HEIGHT OR EVIDENCE OF SCOUR. LIES FLUSH WITH SEABED. GEN DEPTH 12.6MTRS. NOT FULLY EXAM'D, NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY. RECOMMEND CHART AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 569). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. HH090/847/01 24.5.99 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. GEN DEPTH NOW 10MTRS. CONSIDERED TO BE BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 847). AMENDED TO ABEY. BR STD. 6.11.06 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1162). AMEND DEAD. BR STD. SEP 2014/000142852 26.11.14 NOT LOCATED 2014 USING M/B. (EGS, HI 1458). NCA. SEP 2020/000253815 22.10.20 WK LOCATED 19.10.20; IN 5239.260, 0152.185E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.32MTRS. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1686_H102_007). RE-INS DW 13.3MTRS. SEP 2021/000074841 12.3.21 EXAM'D 26.10.20 IN 5239.260N, 0152.188E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.91MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25.16MTRS. LENGTH 91.42MTRS, WIDTH 12.51MTRS, HT 7.34MTRS, ORIENTATION 000/360 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 94.5MTRS, WIDTH 36.8MTRS, 7.5MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 142 DEGS. WK LARGELY INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1686). AMEND DW 11.9MTRS, POSN AMENDED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 6215/20. INTACT AND UPRIGHT
Position: 52 39.26 N,1 52.188 E