This is the information page about the shipwreck Second chance (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 50.359 N,1 33.35 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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.

 

1. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Ambient (probably)
8. Angelus
9. Annie
10. Atlanticos
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Baltrader
13. Bella donna
14. Blackhill
15. Bonnington court
16. British fortune (probably)
17. Brixton
18. Cairnside
19. Carica milica
20. Cedarwood (possibly)
21. Cerne
22. Churston
23. City of brisbane
24. Clan monroe
25. Coalgas
26. Corcrest
27. Cormount (probably)
28. Coureur des mers
29. Cressdene (possibly)
30. Dagmar (probably)
31. Denise germaine (possibly)
32. Disa (possibly)
33. Drofli
34. Duiveland
35. Dulwich
36. Dynamo
37. Empire bridge
38. Empire ghyll
39. Erins isle (possibly)
40. Erna boldt (probably)
41. Estrella (possibly)
42. European gateway (part of)
43. Excelsior
44. Faithful star
45. Fleurita
46. Flores (probably)
47. Fort massac
48. Forth
49. Franz fischer (possibly)
50. Friargate (possibly)
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Fulmar
53. Gannet (possibly)
54. Gerhard
55. Ghc (possibly)
56. Golconda (possibly)
57. Grantleyhall (possibly)
58. Grenadier (probably)
59. Grisdeale
60. Groeswen (probably)
61. Hardingham (probably)
62. Harlington (probably)
63. Harlyn (probably)
64. Harriet
65. Hawksdale
66. Hebe
67. Heworth
68. Highwave (probably)
69. Hillglen
70. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
71. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
72. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
73. Hm torpedo boat no.12
74. Hmml 127 (possibly)
75. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
76. Hms adonis (possibly)
77. Hms arethusa
78. Hms coquette
79. Hms donna nook
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms dundalk
82. Hms eros (possibly)
83. Hms forward iii
84. Hms franc tireur
85. Hms hastfen
86. Hms hirose (probably)
87. Hms japan
88. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
89. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
90. Hms leandros
91. Hms lord airedale
92. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
93. Hms ludlow
94. Hms marconi
95. Hms marsa
96. Hms monarch
97. Hms moravia (possibly)
98. Hms nadine
99. Hms new comet (possibly)
100. Hms oriana
101. Hms resono (possibly)
102. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
103. Hms sisapon
104. Hms sisters melville
105. Hms st seiriol
106. Hms tervani
107. Hms tunisian
108. Hms velia (possibly)
109. Hms william wesney
110. Hmsm e6
111. Hmtb 10
112. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
113. Hnlms 227
114. Ingi
115. Iris (possibly)
116. J c dalble
117. Janny
118. Josefina thorden (after part)
119. Kankakee
120. Khartoum (possibly)
121. Knarsdale
122. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
123. Koningen emma (possibly)
124. Kwasind
125. Lady salisbury
126. Lincairn (possibly)
127. Lindfar
128. Little world
129. Lonhelen (possibly)
130. Lowland
131. Mac 5 (possibly)
132. Mahseer
133. Main topman
134. Marie leonhardt (probably)
135. Mexico
136. Mi amigo
137. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
138. Moidart
139. Morar
140. Neptune (possibly)
141. Nereus
142. Nico
143. Nicolaos piangos
144. Niore
145. Norhauk
146. Norwich trader
147. Ocean lassie
148. Old charlton
149. Ostprussen (possibly)
150. Pallieter (possibly)
151. Paullette
152. Peik
153. Persistant whisper
154. Pescado
155. Peter hamre
156. Petshenga (possibly)
157. Polgarth
158. Port dalhousie (possibly)
159. Prince igor (probably)
160. Princess juliana
161. Profit
162. Protinus (possibly)
163. Quickstep
164. Ravenscraig (possibly)
165. Rumania
166. Salerno (possibly)
167. Salerno (possibly)
168. San calisto
169. Savona (probably)
170. Second chance (possibly)
171. Sheaf field
172. Simon bolivar
173. Spaarndem
174. Stad maastricht
175. Storm
176. Sunbeam
177. Sunk beacon (remains)
178. Sunk head tower
179. Sweep ii
180. Tay bar
181. Telegraaf xviii
182. Tergestea
183. Terukuni maru
184. The sultan
185. Thornaby (possibly)
186. Thyra
187. Torchbearer
188. Tummel (probably)
189. Uc 11 (possibly)
190. Uc 72 (possibly)
191. Ursus (part)
192. Vae victis
193. Vancouver
194. Volante (possibly)
195. Volscian (possibly)
196. Walsingham
197. Warrenpoint
198. Wearside
199. White ghost
200. Wychwood (possibly)
201. Yampa (part of)
202. Yampa (part of)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
205. Yassou
206. Ypapanti

 

Name: SECOND CHANCE (POSSIBLY)

Length 11 meter

Cause: wooden hull. taken in tow by walton lifeboat but cast adrift in sinking condition.

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: 25.10.77 SANK IN 515000N, 013100E, APPROX. (CG THAMES). NCA. H1955/80 25.3.82 LOCATED 12.10.81 IN 515020N, 013330E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.9 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. APPARENTLY UNDER 10MTRS LONG AND COULD BE A ROCK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 25). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. H2913/83 17.10.84 LOCATED 27.6.84. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. SMALL BUT CONSPICUOUS CONTACT WITH SCOUR. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). H4024/86 12.2.88 TWO SMALL LINEAR CONTACTS EXAM'D 2.9.87 IN 515020N, 013327E [OGB]. THEY LIE IN LINE ABOUT 25MTRS APART, ORIENTATED 015/195 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTED. COULD WELL BE SMALL ROCK OUTCROPS. (NP 1016, HI 373). NCA. HH090/494/01 22.8.90 EXAM'D 14.6.90 IN 515020N, 013316E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DISTINCT DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. APPEARS TO BE COVERED WITH RIPPLED SAND WITH TWO CONTACTS PROJECTING THROUGH. SIZEABLE MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. CHART AS FOUL 16.6MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 494). BR STD. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 LOCATED 8.8.93 IN 515019.7N, 013327.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 17.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.3MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY (CONSIDER 1990 REPORT IN ERROR). TYPICAL E/S TRACE FOR SMALL WK. (NP 1016, HI 573). NFS. AMEND TO WK 16.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/690/01 20.5.96 EXAM'D 26.4.96 IN 515020.0N, 013327.4E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 16.7MTRS. POSSIBLE SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS TO BE IN TWO PARTS, ONE LARGE AND ONE SMALL. (NP 1016, HI 690). BR STD. HH090/851/01 6.7.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 851). NCA. 17.6.09 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. DIVERS REPORT TWO SCOUR HOLES, EACH WITH A PIECE OF STEEL/IRON IN IT. THEIR FORM/STRUCTURE DID NOT GIVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT THEY COULD BE. LESS LIKELY THAT THIS IS A CABIN CRUISER WRECK. (G RAYNER, EMAIL DTD 17.6.09). NCA. SEP 2012/000129754 17.7.12 LOCATED 23.3.12 IN 5150.33660N, 0133.33098E [WGD]. LENGTH 15.5MTRS, WIDTH 1.8MTRS, HT 0.3MTR. WRECK, LARGELY BROKEN UP. (EMU, FOR HANSON AGGREGATES, REPORT DTD 22.6.12). NCA. 28.2.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5150.359N, 0131.350E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.64 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS (SIC). NO SCOUR. LENGTH 26.4MTRS, WIDTH 3.3MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). TWO AREAS OF SCOUR WITH DEBRIS. SURVEYED DIMENSIONS REFER TO DISTANCE BETWEEN SCOURS. AMEND WK 16.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TWO SCOUR HOLES WITH DEBRIS IN EACH

Position: 51 50.359 N,1 33.35 E

 

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