This is the information page about the shipwreck Lh 308 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 41.617 N,2 7.54 W (56.633333333333, -16)
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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: LH 308 (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1926
Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 65 cm
Known since: 1926, last detected: 2008
Details measurements/cartography: H1684/26 POSN 564100N, 020700W OR ABOUT 10-11M ESE FROM SCURDY NESS LT. H3704/69 29.9.69 AREA WITHIN ONE MILE OF REPD POSN EXAMINED. NO OTHER WRECK FOUND. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 17.7.69 LOCATED IN 564139N, 020730W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 196FT IN GEN DEPTH 218FT. NO SCOUR. SEABED SAND. (HMS BEAGLE HI 44/69). INS AS WK 60MTRS. BR STD. HH091/152/01 - SEP 2008/000075801 18.6.08 EXAM'D 24.1.08 IN 5641.617N, 0207.540W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 59.4 IN GEN DEPTH 66.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 44MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 7.2MTRS. LIES 065/245 DEGS WITH BOW 245 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. SANDWAVE LIES NW/SE CLOSE SW OF WRECK AND SHOWS AREA OF SCOURING DUE TO PRESENCE OF WK. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1152). AMEND WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS WSW
Position: 56 41.617 N,2 7.54 W