This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 2.698 N,3 14.365 W (56.00645, -3.4027833333333)

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: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1994

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter

Known since: 1994, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: 14.7.94 14.7.94 WK LOCATED 14.7.94 IN 560242.5N, 031417.5W WITH CLEARANCE DEPTH OF 18-20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. DIVERS' REPORT DESCRIBES VESSEL AS BARGE/BULK CARRIER TYPE IN DEEP PIT HARD AGAINST SIDE WITH CARGO OF CABLES AND GIRDERS. NOT REGARDED AS A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION BUT DOES PLOT IN NAVAL ANCHORAGE AREA. (LT CDR R STEWART RN, HMS BERKELEY [MCMV] TELECON 14.7.94). NCA YET, AWAIT HN AND RE-ASSESSMENT OF FORTH PORT AUTHORITY SURVEYS. HH254/440/04 16.2.95 HH254/440/04 16.2.95 SHIP'S DIVERS BELIEVE UNCHARTED WK EXISTS APPROX 5.2C S OF BURNTISLAND HARBOUR IN DEPTHS OF 18-44MTRS. LARGE METAL AND CONCRETE STRUCTURE IS LYING ON THE EDGE OF A STEEP SLOPE WITH METAL CHAIN ATTACHED. THE BOTTOM OF THE WK LIES IN APPROX 44MTRS AND THE TOP IN APPROX 18MTRS. THERE IS A LARGE QUANTITY OF MARINE GROWTH ON THE STRUCTURE NATURE OF THE BOTTOM IS MUD AND SCATTERED SMALL STONES. POSN 560242.6N, 031417.5W [OGB] USING GPS. (HMS BERKLEY, HN REC 10.2.95). INS AS WK USC 18.0MTRS.

- NM 799/95. HH090/791/01 13.11.97 HH090/791/01 13.11.97 EXAM'D 18.10.97 IN 560242.5N, 031417.5W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.0 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. IDENTIFIED DURING THE AREA SONAR SEARCH BUT DCS3 FAILED BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION WITH DCS3 COULD BE CONDUCTED. SOUNDED AT LINE SPACING OF 10MTRS. LIES ON THE EDGE OF A DEEP WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 50MTRS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 791) AMEND TO WK 18MTRS. BR STD. 19.12.97 19.12.97 ABOVE POSN QUOTED BY HMSML GLEANER BELIEVED TO BE INCORRECT. PROBABLY DUE TO CONVERSION OF UTM COORDS ON OGB DATUM RATHER THAN WGD. POSN AMENDED TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED POSN UNTIL SURVEY RE-RENDERED. BR STD. HH090/791/01 17.2.98 HH090/791/01 17.2.98 DATA RERENDERED. LOCATED IN 560242.2N, 031422.2W [WGD]. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 791). BR STD. 19.6.98 19.6.98 POSN OF WK REMAINS IN DOUBT. AREA WILL BE RESURVEYED. (SOSP/WKO CONVERSATION 19.6.98). RETAIN AS WK 18.0MTRS IN HMS BERKLEY'S POSITION. BR STD. HH090/827/01 19.11.98 HH090/827/01 19.11.98 EXAM'D 8.10.98 IN 560241.9N, 031421.9W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.0 IN GEN DEPTH 18-45MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 827). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 56 2.698 N,3 14.365 W

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