Maritime record MHG14770 - Unknown: Ulbster, Caithness
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3527 4063 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
ND34SE 8000 3528 4063
N 58 20.9833 W 3 6.3
Quality of fix = EDM
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 46
Orientation of keel/wreck = 025205
Surveying Details
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21 March 1986. The wreck was examined 10 October 1985 at 58 20 59N, 003 06 18W. NGR eastings 335330, northings 940630. Trisponder ranges - Clythness 7567 metres; Ulbster 2798 metres; Noss Head 14865 metres. Decca = (n scot) red d 18.40, green a 46.30, purple h 55.70. The least echosounder depth was 42 in a general depth of 46 metres. No scouring was observed. The side scan sonar indicated a height of 4.2 metres. The wreck is lying in two parts - overall length 35 metres (114 feet). Further wreckage, or an isolated rock with the least depth of 43 metres, lies 105 metres south of the wreck.
Report by HMS BEAGLE.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
