This is the information page about the shipwreck Riverside (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 42.195 N,4 0.87 W (54.711916666667, -4.2326333333333)
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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: RIVERSIDE (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1998
Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm
Known since: 1998, last detected: 2001
Details measurements/cartography: HH276/420/03 19.8.98 EXAM'D IN 544211.7N, 040052.2E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.1MTRS. WILL BE SWEPT LATER. (NP 1008, FAX DTD 17.8.98). BR STD. HH090/728/01 10.11.98 EXAM'D 18.8.98 IN 544211.7N, 040052.2W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 22.1, FOUL 22.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.2 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.9MTR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 010/190 DEGS. INTACT ON FLAT SEABED. SCOUR EXTENDS 75MTRS TOWARDS 045 DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 728). UPRIGHT, INTACT. EXCELLENT SONAR TARGET WITH UPPERDECK DETAILS VISIBLE ON DCS3. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BR STD. 8.12.98 COULD POSSIBLY BE 'ADC 527'. (A CORKILL). HH100/351/17 10.8.01 DIVED IN 5442.210N, 0400.871W [WGD] USING GPS. LIES ON A SOFT, SILTY SEABED. FOUND TO BE A VERY OLD SS, WELL BROKEN, WITH SOME FISHING NET COVERAGE. THERE WAS MUCH COAL SCATTERED AROUND, SUGGESTING THAT THIS WAS THE CARGO. POOR VISIBILITY AND NETS PRECLUDED A FULLER INVESTIGATION. WRECKAGE AND CARGO LOOK CONSISTENT WITH 'RIVERSIDE'. (P HUTCHINSON, EMAIL DTD 9.8.01). AMEND TO RIVERSIDE (POSSIBLY). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT. UPPER DECK DETAIL VISIBLE
Position: 54 42.195 N,4 0.87 W