Maritime record MHG14768 - Obstruction on seabed, Clyth, Caithness, Moray Firth

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 3744 3246 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND33SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND33SE 8000 3744 3246
N 58 16.6 W 3 4

Quality of fix = D
Horizontal Datum = OGB

Surveying Details
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1 December 1975. An obstruction on the sea bed was reported on 26 November 1975 about 5 miles ESE of Clyth, Caithness. The obstruction might be hazard to fishing gear.
Reporet by DAFS oil developments, 28 November 1975.

Note: 58 16 36N, 003 04 00W is the plotted position. Charted as Fish Fastener.

10 December 1975. The obstruction is an anchor. The latest known position is decca chain 6c red d 14.3,green b 32.4,purple h71. Three attempts to recover the anchor were unsuccessful.
Report by DAFS Oil Developments, 5 Decemebr 1975.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.

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Record last edited

Oct 31 2011 12:35PM

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