Wreck: Snowdrop (possibly) (Fishing vessel)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Snowdrop (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.823 N,1 23.567 W (55.013717, -1.392783)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: SNOWDROP (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1973
Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 1973, last detected: 2012
Details measurements/cartography: 15.1.73 SANK ABOUT 0.25M E OF NORTH TYNE PIER. (LLOYDS VOL.211). 16.1.73 IN 48FT AT LOW TIDE. ABOUT 700YDS E BY S OF N PIER TYNEMOUTH. (LLOYDS VOL.211). 11.6.75 NO TRACE FOUND FOLLOWING SEARCH BY HARBOUR AUTHORITY. REPORTED AS SMALL CRAFT. BELIEVED BROKEN UP. NCA, POSN 550054N, 012345W FOR FILING ONLY. HH090/796/01 5.1.99 EXAM'D 8.8.98 IN 5500.831N, 0123.571W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 17.0. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 141/321DEGS. TWO SONAR CONTACTS, ONE POINT AND ONE CURVED. (GARDLINE, HI 796). PROBABLY WRECKAGE. INS AS WK 14.1MTRS. BR STD. 21.3.06 LOCATED NOV '05 IN 5500.816N, 0123.559W [WGD]. DEPTH 16MTRS. (HMS BANGOR). POSSIBLY THIS DEBRIS. NCA. HH091/177/01 & SEP 2007/000048948 2.7.07 EXAM'D 13.3.07 IN 5500.823N, 0123.567W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.97 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 24.8MTRS, WIDTH 6.4MTRS, HT 3.2MTRS. LIES 135/315DEGS. IN TWO MAIN PARTS WITH PROMINENT CUBE (?ENGINE) NEARBY. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1177). AMEND WK 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 12.7.12 LOCATED 24.6.11 IN 5500.820N, 0123.570W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.00 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 17MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 2.7MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1359). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL, DEBRIS WITH SEPARATE CONTACT (?ENGINE)
Position: 55 0.823 N,1 23.567 W
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