This is the information page about the shipwreck Wittering, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 43.04 N,0 36.527 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Alan dean
3. Alaunia
4. Albuera
5. Alice (possibly)
6. Amsterdam
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Barn hill
11. Bernicia
12. Branksome chine (possibly)
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Caleb sprague
15. Carlisle castle
16. Carrie dingle
17. Caterham
18. Ceta (stern section)
19. Charles m
20. Clara
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. Dona isabel (probably)
23. Duchess (possibly)
24. Durango
25. Eagle (possibly)
26. Ella sayer
27. Emerald (possibly)
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. F d lambert (possibly)
33. Frockner
34. Glenartney (possibly)
35. Gold coin
36. Harold
37. Heathpool
38. Heathpool
39. Hms anne
40. Hms ariadne
41. Hms balfour
42. Hms caulonia
43. Hms gambri (possibly)
44. Hms ghurka
45. Hms resolution (possibly)
46. Hms taipo
47. Hms waterfly
48. Hoheweg
49. Holland v
50. Irisbrook
51. James groves
52. Jan brons
53. Kingfisher (probably)
54. Lacer
55. Lady alice
56. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
57. Lisbon
58. Lullington
59. Ma monette
60. Maxwell
61. Mohlenpris (possibly)
62. Mount stuart
63. Mv adur valley?
64. My astor
65. Oceana
66. Pontos
67. Robin hood
68. Roecliff
69. Rushing water
70. Rydal hall (possibly)
71. Rytoner
72. Saint emilion (probably)
73. Saint jean pierre
74. Samwake
75. Seaford
76. Sir robert wigham
77. Skerryvore
78. Sparta (possibly)
79. Startled fawn (possibly)
80. Storaa
81. Swale (probably)
82. Umba (probably)
83. Veerman
84. Ville de bordeaux
85. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
86. War monarch
87. Waterland (possibly)
88. Wittering

 

Name: WITTERING

Length 85.6 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1599 ton
Load: grain

Cause: Ex-framptondyke. built in 1964 by goole shipbuilding and repair co ltd. owned at time of loss by stephenson clarke shipping ltd. passage rotterdam for cork. sank 11.5m off beachy head, 2m ne of the royal sovereign ltv, after being in collision with german motor vessel 'odin' (999 gt). (msd).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 244 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 20200602

Details measurements/cartography: 1.3.76 IN COLLISION 290DEGS, 11.5M FROM BEACHY HEAD. VESSEL LATER CAPSIZED AFTER ALL CREW TAKEN OFF. TUG LOST CONTACT WITH 'WITTERING' IN LAST KNOWN POSN OF 504300N, 003700E. DIVERS GIVE DEPTH OVER WK AS 27MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. LYING 080260DEGS. (LL, 27.2.76). POSN OF WK NOT GIVEN. H3051/75 15.3.76 LOCATED IN 504254N, 003636E. LYING ON PORT SIDE. LYING 080/260DEGS. SWEPT CLEAR 29MTRS, FOUL 30MTRS. GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. (TH HARWICH, TLX DTD 26.2.76). INS AS SW 27MTRS.

- NM 645/76. H3051/75 15.3.76 REPORTED THAT BOWS APPEAR HIGHEST POINT WITH APPROX LEAST DEPTH 26MTRS IN SURROUNDING DEPTHS 42MTRS. (DIVERS REPORTS, HMS SHERITON. 26.2.76). H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 5.5.76 IN 504301N, 003636E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.4 IN GEN DEPTH 40M. HT BY DIVER 13.4M. LENGTH 95MTRS. LIES 065/245DEGS. DIVERS REPORT WK IS ALMOST UPSIDE DOWN WITH BOWS SOUTH. A NUMBER OF BUOYANT TOW LINES ARE ATTACHED TO BOWS MAKING ATTEMPTS AT DRIFT SWEEPING MISLEADING. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). AMEND TO WK 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 5043.053N, 0036.503E. SEP 2013/000030456 4.3.13 LOCATED 5.2012 IN 5043.0396N, 0036.5266E [WGD]. LENGTH 85MTRS, HT 8.0MTRS. (GARDLINE ENVIRONMENTAL, S HASTINGS LICENCE AREA 460 SURVEY DTD 5.2012). AMEND POSN. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 7.6.15; IN 5043.041N, 0036.530E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.14MTRS, GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. LENGTH 85MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 10MTRS, ORIENTATION 067/247. SCOUR 112MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 3MTRS. WK INTACT, LYING ON SIDE, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2022/000014872 03.03.2022 EXAM'D 2.6.20; IN 5043.043N, 0036.526E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.1MTRS, GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 10.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 064/244. (ABPMER, HASTINGS LICENCE AREA 460 SURVEY DTD 2.6.20). RETAIN DW 28.14 MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON ITS SIDE

Position: 50 43.04 N,0 36.527 E

 

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