This is the information page about the shipwreck St mark, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 59.759 N,1 29.491 E (52.7959833, 1.6965)
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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: ST MARK
Length 42.7 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 407 ton
Cause: Sank following a collision with dutch m tug vikingbank.
Year of registration: 1990
Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 95 cm
Known since: 1990, last detected: 2014
Details measurements/cartography: HH242/353/01 8.8.90 SUNK IN 525944N, 012933.5E. MARKED BY S CARD EMERGENCY BUOY, Q(6) + LFL 15S, 1 CABLE S AND N CARD BUOY, VQ, RACON 'D', 1 CABLE N. (YARMOUTH MRCC, TELEX 7.8.90 & OCC, TH, FAX 7.8.90). WZ ISSUED. HH242/353/01 13.8.90 ABOVE REPEATED. (TH NM 28/90 B8). S CARD STANDARD BUOY NOW IN POSN. (TH TELEX 8.8.90). INS AS DW WITH BUOY.
- NM 2384/90. HH242/353/01 5.9.90 POSN CONFIRMED BY HSA. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED DURING BOAT EXAMINATION ON 7.8.90 WAS 6.1MTRS [LAT]. WEATHER UNSUITABLE FOR BOAT SWEEP. (THV PATRICIA, 8.8.90). NCA. HH242/353/01 10.10.90 OWNERS, THE COLNE SHIPPING CO. LTD, GIVEN PERMISSION TO ARRANGE SURVEY AND DISPERSAL OF WK. (TH, 20.9.90). HH242/353/01 18.2.91 EXAM'D 20.1.91. SWEPT CLEAR AT 4.45, FOUL AT 5.50MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.05MTRS [LAT]. LIES APPROX E/W IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. (THV PATRICIA, WK REPORT, 20.1.91). 26.1.91 UNDERWRITERS HAVE CONTRACTED WITH HUMBER SALVAGE UK TO DISPERSE WK. PLAN TO COMMENCE WORK ON 26.1.91 SUSPENDED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POOR UNDERWATER VIS. ONCE COMMENCED WORK SHOULD ONLY TAKE 2 TO 3 DAYS. (ANDREW M JACKSON & CO, SOLICITORS, 25.1.91; LL 28.1.91; OCC HARWICH, TELEX 29.1.91 AND TELECON 18.2.91). NCA. HH242/353/01 6.3.91 RACON (D) ON N CARD BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED ON, OR ABOUT, 22.3.91. (TH NM 12/91). AMEND TO SW 4.4MTRS. DELETE RACON.
- NM 784 /91. HH242/353/01 30.4.91 DISPERSAL OPS TO COMMENCE EARLY JUNE '91. (OCC, TH HARWICH, 8.4.91). HH242/353/01 11.6.91 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO 18.3MTRS. (ANDREW M JACKSON & CO., 28.5.91). NCA YET. AWAIT TH NM. HH242/353/01 17.6.91 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. BUOYS PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN. (OCC TH HARWICH, TELEX 17.6.91).
- NM 1847/91. HH242/353/01 23.7.91 CHAIN SWEPT 14.6.91. CLEAR AT 13.5, FOUL AT 14.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.6MTRS [LAT]. (THV PATRICIA, 14.6.91 & THNM 27/91). NFA. HH090/543/01 10.2.92 LOCATED 7.11.91 IN 525943N, 012934.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. NOT FULLY EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.3MTRS. LARGE WK, APPARENTLY UPRIGHT AND LYING 020/200 DEG. GAVE MAGNETOMETER RESPONSE. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 543). NCA. SEP 2015/000041896 27.5.15 EXAM'D 17.10.14 IN 5259.759N, 0129.491E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.57MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTRS, EXTENDS 15MTRS TOWARDS 090DEGREES. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 7.4MTRS. LIES 095/275 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT.(GARDLINE GEOSURVEY HI 1427). AMEND DW 14.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: HULL INTACT, UPRIGHT
Position: 52 59.759 N,1 29.491 E