This is the information page about the shipwreck Robin iv, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 27.556 N,1 53.15 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: ROBIN IV
Length 37.8 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 197 ton
Cause: 16.9.75 american tug robin iv, built 1972, owned by robin international marine towing co., was holed by derrick barge no.15, sinking in 522726n, 015330e. later reported sunk in posn 100degs (t), 5m from lowestoft pier head in 522726n, 015336e. (ll, 16.9.75). amended posn 522730n, 015309e. (ll, 17.9.75).
Year of registration: 1975
Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 92 cm
Known since: 1975, last detected: 20161214
Details measurements/cartography: 25.9.75 WK, LEAST DEPTH 7.9MTRS, IN 522730N, 015309E. G SPH BUOY, INTQKFLG.10S RAREFL BELL ESTABLISHED 2 CABLES S OF WK. (TH). NAVEAMS 295 & 302 ISSUED. 29.9.75 G CAN BUOY INTQKFLG. RAREFL ESTABLISHED 300FT N OF WK. NAVEAM 312 ISSUED. H4629/71 31.10.75 WK 7.9MTRS [4.2FMS] IN 522730N, 015309E NOW MARKED BY TWO GREEN SPHERICAL LIT WRECK BUOYS, INTQKFLG & RADAR REFL., LAID 000DEGS, 300FT AND 180DEGS, 300FT FROM WK. (TRINITY HOUSE NM 102/75).
- NM 2228/75. 2.2.78 N CARD BUOY, VQKFL,SHOWN CLOSE N & S CARD BUOY, QKFL(6) & LFL15S, SHOWN CLOSE S. NE 1536. H4629/71 8.11.78 SWEPT CLEAR AT 21.3MTRS. BUOYS REMOVED. (TH NM 113/78). AMEND TO SW 21.3MTRS & DELETE BUOYS.
- NM2790/78 H1942/80 1.9.82 EXAM'D 25.2.82 IN 522731N, 015317E USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.6 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 9.9MTRS, SHADOW HT 9.3MTRS, LENGTH 46MTRS, BEAM 11.8MTRS. LYING 086/266DEGS, BOWS W, ACROSS A SANDWAVE. HELD BY CABLE TO SEABED. MAST STILL STANDS. (HMS BULLDOG HI 11). AMEND TO WK 16.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM2874/82. SEP 2016/000091758 25.7.17 EXAM'D 14.12.16 IN 5227.556N, 0153.150E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 43.7MTRS, WIDTH 19.1MTRS, HEIGHT 3.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 092/272 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 200MTRS, 2.1MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 005 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1494). AMEND DW 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 27.556 N,1 53.15 E