Wreck: Sea gem (Drill vessel/rig)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Sea gem, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 42.451 N,1 8.238 E (53.84445, 1.2336667)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: SEA GEM

Year of registration: 1965

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1965, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: H755/65 30.12.65 SUNK IN APPROX POSN 534230N, 010822E. DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (HUMBER RADIO, 28.12.65). MARKED BY LT BUOYS. INS AS DW WITH CAN BUOY, FL 5S, CLOSE NW & SE.

- NM 67/66. H1601/66 21.9.66 DELETE LT BUOYS.

- NM 1760/66. H1601/66 21.10.66 CAN BUOYS REPLACED BY HIGH FOCAL PLANE BUOY ESTABLISHED CLOSE NW. (BP PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT 9.8.66 & TH TELEGRAM 10.10.66). INS HFP BUOY CLOSE NW. BR STD. H3884/67 7.2.69 EXAM' D IN 534235N, 010822E. DRIFT SWEPT TO 42FT AT MLWS. NO FOULS OBTAINED. (BP, 6.9.68). AMEND TO SW 7FMS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 390/69. 2.3.71 AMEND TO SW 12.8MTRS WITH HFP BUOY CLOSE NW. NC 1402. 23.6.75 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 11.9MTRS [LAT]. NC 107. H2273/87 22.2.88 EXAM'D 14.8.87 IN 534226N, 010821E [OGB] (SHOALEST PART) USING HYPERFIX,. SWEPT CLEAR 14.8, FOUL 15.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTRS. WRECKAGE COVERS AREA OF APPROX 180MTRS N/S AND 100MTRS E/W. DCS3 HT 9MTRS. NUMEROUS SMALL AREAS OF DEBRIS LIE TO THE S OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE, BUT NONE HAVE ANY SUBSTANTIAL HT. (RACAL SURVEY/GEOSITE SURVEYS, HI 381).

- NM 785/88. HH254/417/01 17.4.89 EXAM'D 19.3.88 BY ROV. WRECKAGE LIES SCATTERED OVER AREA 440MTRS N/S AND 360MTRS E/W. THE MAIN WRECKAGE SHOWN TO LIE IN NORTHERN PART OF THIS AREA IN 4 MAIN SECTIONS AND WITH A MAX HT OF 5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH OF 24.1MTRS. WHOLE AREA DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 5MTRS. (BP EXPLORATION, 2.3.89). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAIN WRECKAGE IN N OF AREA LIES IN FOUR MAIN SECTIONS

Position: 53 42.451 N,1 8.238 E

 

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