This is the information page about the shipwreck Longsand, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 37.5 N,2 25.9 W (50.625000, -2.431667)

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.

Name: LONGSAND

Year of registration: 2007

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter

Known since: 2007, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: SEP 2007/000078740 29.10.07 BARGE AGROUND IN 5037.5N, 0225.9W [WGD]. EXCLUSION ZONE RADIUS 200MTRS IN FORCE, TO BE EXTENDED TO 500MTRS DURING SALVAGE WORK. (WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND BOROUGH COUNCIL NM 7T/07). LOCAL NOTICE SUFFICES. FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. 26.11.07 RECOVERY WORK UNDER WAY BY M TUG LUVLY JUBLY. (LL, 19.11.07). NCA. 6.8.08 TWO WEEK SALVAGE OPERATION UNDERWAY TO REMOVE BARGE. WILL BE RECOVERED PIECE BY PIECE. (LL, 16.7.08). NCA. SEP 2008/000066382 8.8.08 SALVAGE OPS, INCLUDING THE USE OF UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES, ON 7-8.8.08. (WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND BOROUGH COUNCIL NM 5T/08). ACTION NOW COMPLETE. NCA. HH091/154/01 4.1.10 SMALL OBJECT LOCATED IN 5037.508N, 0225.879W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.82 IN GEN DEPTH 4.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 9.9MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 1.1MTR. LIES 30MTRS NE OF LISTED POSN. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1154). INVESTIGATION UNDATED, MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE PRIOR TO RECOVERY OF BARGE. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 37.5 N,2 25.9 W

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