This is the information page about the shipwreck Sound fisher, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 24.49 N,2 57.005 W (58.499833333333, -3.0844166666667)

 

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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. Andrias
2. Athenic
3. Avra (possibly)
4. Ben barvas
5. Benachie
6. Bettina danica
7. Carisbrook (possibly)
8. Clan mackinlay
9. Comet (probably)
10. Copeland
11. Corinthia (stern section)
12. Dromara
13. Empire citizen
14. Empire parsons (possiby)
15. Freya (part of)(possibly)
16. Freya (possibly)
17. Fulmar (possibly)
18. Glen loth
19. Hessen
20. Hms sword dance
21. Huntingdon
22. Intrepid ii
23. Kathe niederkirchner
24. Llanishen (probably)
25. Moray
26. Neptune
27. Pitstruan (probably)
28. Prolific
29. Rein (possibly)
30. Rfa isleford
31. Rosebank (possibly)
32. Sandsend
33. Sound fisher
34. Stellatus
35. Sunbeam
36. Tern 1
37. Thunfisch
38. Trident
39. U 18 (probably)
40. V 81

 

Name: SOUND FISHER

Length 68.9 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1130 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,scrap metal

Cause: vessel was taken in tow after cargo shifted whilst en-route lyness to ghent. she later capsized & sank. (lloyds).

Year of registration: 1957

Water depth above wreck: 65 meter, Height above seabed: 312 cm

Known since: 1957, last detected: 20210713

Details measurements/cartography: H727/57 14.2.57 POSN 120DEG, 5.4M APPROX FROM NOSS HEAD. (FO SCOTLAND). INS AS NDW IN 582557N, 025400W. BR STD. 25.8.78 AMEND TO USCPA 44MTRS. NC 115. 31.7.70 SANK 8M E OF NOSS HEAD. (LLOYDS). H2336/84 19.3.86 EXAM'D 8.10.85 IN 582430N, 025652W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 12.5MTRS, LENGTH 77MTRS. LYING 120/300 DEGS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 246). BR STD. HH100/351/14 5.8.99 LOCATED IN 5824.430N, 0256.990W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 10MTRS HIGH IN 71MTRS. (J LEIGH/B HUMBY, LTR DTD 24.7.99). NCA. HH100/351/15 21.8.00 DIVED 11.8.00 IN 5824.430N, 0256.990W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57 IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. STANDS 9.5MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. LIES 120/300 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STRONG SONAR SIGNAL STRENGTH. SCOUR 1MTR EXTENDS 65MTRS TOWARDS 120 DEGS. NO DEBRIS. SEABED FINE SAND, BROKEN SHELLS. WK IS INTACT. BACK IS BROKEN JUST FWD OF THE REAR SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THE FRONT PORTION SITS ON A LEVEL KEEL. STERN PORTION IS BENT DOWNWARDS AT THE BACK AND HAS A 30 DEG LIST TO PORT. CABINS OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE ARE ALL INTACT AND ARE COVERED WITH SOFT CORALS. FWD CARGO AREA IS A JUMBLE OF METAL (PROBABLY THE CARGO) AND THE BOW SECTION IS INTACT. HIGHEST PART OF THE WK IS FRONT OF THE STERN SECTION. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED. (J LEIGH/ B HUMBY, LTR DTD 15.8.00). AMEND TO WK 57MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 13.12.07 COMMERCIAL GUARD REMOVED. MORE THAN 5 YEARS. RSDRA2022000131756 21.10.22 EXAM'D 13.7.21; WRECK LOCATED IN 5824.490N, 0257.005W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 49.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. LENGTH 69.1MTRS, WIDTH 15.7MTRS, HEIGHT 15.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 312/132 DEGS. MAINLY INTACT AND UPRIGHT HOWEVER, THE BACK SEEMS BROKEN. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1710 - H525-1198). AMEND NDW 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 24.49 N,2 57.005 W

 

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