This is the information page about the shipwreck Mardyke, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 30.34 N,1 47.942 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: MARDYKE
Year of registration: 1973
Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 1973, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: H2098/74 2.8.74 POSN 523020N, 014803E. MARKED BY G CON BUOY CLOSE W. (HBR MSTR, LOWESTOFT). INS AS ST.
- NM 1604/74. H2098/75 8.12.75 DELETE BUOY. AMEND TO DW. (HMS ECHO, HN DTD 21.11.75).
- NM 2486/75. H4403/71 16.11.79 THOUGH REPORTED AS NOT FOUND, INDICATIONS OF WKGE EVIDENT ON E/S. STANDING ABOUT 0.5MTR ABOVE GEN DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 63B/79). CHART AS FOUL. BR STD. H1960/79 19.5.80 NOT LOCATED. (HMS ECHO, HI 62C/80). NCA. H2042/81 29.9.82 EXAM'D 12.7.82 IN 523027N, 014840E USING HFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.3 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. POSSIBLY A WRECK AND CONSIDER IT MAY BE THE 'MARDYKE'. (SOISS, HI 86). AMEND TO WK 10.3MTRS. BR STD. H2042/82 8.9.83 EXAM'D 28.6.83 IN 523011N, 014902E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.3 IN GEN DEPTH 19-20MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.3MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 33MTRS. LYING NNW/SSE ON EDGE OF HOLM SAND. (SOISS, HI 127). AMEND TO WK 16.3MTRS. BR STD. H2909/83 9.1.85 NOT LOCATED. GEN DEPTH NOW 15.7MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 188). NCA. H2339/85 17.6.86 NOT FOUND. (NP 1016, HI 306). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. H4022/86 15.6.87 NOT SEEN ON DCS3 AND NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTED. GEN DEPTH NOW 6MTRS. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 371). NCA. H6333/87 NOT FOUND. GEN DEPTH 6-8MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 416). H3931/88 18.7.89 NOT FOUND DURING ROUTINE DCS3 SEARCH. NO MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. GEN DEPTH NOW 7MTRS. UNEVEN SEABED. RECOMMEND DELETE. (NP 1016, HI 453). DELETED. BR STD. HH090/488/01 11.7.90 NOT FOUND. (NP 1016, HI 488). NCA. HH090/513/01 14.6.91 NOT FOUND. GEN DEPTH NOW 7.5MTRS. (NP 1016). NCA. HH090/545/01 9.6.92 NOT FOUND. (NP 1016, HI 545). NCA. HH090/570/01 28.7.93 NOT FOUND. (NP 1016, HI 570). NCA. HH090/570/01 28.7.93 SMALL WK LOCATED 10.6.93 IN 523018.4N, 014803.3E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.7 IN GEN DEPTH 5.1-5.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 025/205DEGS. SLIGHT, DISTINCT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPARENTLY COMPLETELY BURIED EXCEPT FOR N END. (NP 1016, HI 570). INS AS WK 4.7MTRS. BR STD. HH090/623/01 5.5.94 CONSIDERED TO BE LONG NATURAL FEATURE. SLIGHT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION BUT NOT LOCATED WITH E/S. LEAST DEPTH 4.1MTRS OBTAINED IN AREA OF UNDULATING SEABED. RECOMMEND NCA. (NP1016, HI 623). AMENDED TO WK 4.1MTRS. BR STD. HH090/662/01 8.6.95 EXAM'D 5.5.95 IN 523018.4N, 014803.6E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.3 IN GEN DEPTH 4.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 2MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. CONSIDERED TO BE MAINLY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 662). BR STD. HH090/687/01 24.4.96 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 687). NCA. HH090/733/01 18.4.97 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. (NP 1016, HI 733). NCA. HH090/766/01 13.5.98 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. (NP 1016, HI 766). NCA. HH090/848/01 26.5.99 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. GEN DEPTH 4.1MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 848). NCA. HH090/883/01 28.3.00 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER WITH SLIGHT SHOWING ON DCS3. GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 883). NCA. HH090/942/01 11.6.01 LOCATED BY DCS3 AND MAGNETOMETER. GEN DEPTH 5MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 942). NCA. HH090/998/01 2.9.02 NOT LOCATED. (NP 1016, HI 989). NCA. HH091/020/01 24.4.03 NOT LOCATED. (NP 1016, HI 1020). NCA. HH901/111/01 12.8.05 EXAM'D 10.4.05 IN 5230.340N, 0147.942E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.50 IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 0.5MTR. LIES 135/315 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SINGLE, SMALL, INTACT CONTACT. (NP 1016, HI 1111). AMEND WK 3.5MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: SINGLE FIRM CONTACT, ?DEBRIS
Position: 52 30.34 N,1 47.942 E