Maritime record MHG24280 - Carisbrook (possibly): Pentland Firth, North Sea
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Location
Grid reference | Centred ND 5648 3464 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | ND53SE |
Old County | CAITHNESS |
Civil Parish | CANISBAY |
Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
ND53SE 8000 5649 3464
N 58 17.9167 W 2 44.5333
Quality of fix = EDM
Evidence = Vertical Scan
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 50
Orientation of keel/wreck = NNWSSE
Surveying Details
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24 December 1986. A wreck was located standing 1 metre high. It is spread over an area 80 x 40 metres, orientated 137/338 degrees. The site was found during a rig site investigation survey in March 1986. Its position was fixed using trisponder.
Report by Arco Oil Products, 15 December 1986.
Note: could be the CARISBROOK - see 58 16 20N, 002 44 30W.
25 February 1988. The site was examined on 13 July 1987 at 58 17 55N, 002 44 31W. The location was fixed using moray firth hyperfix6. The site was not fully surveyed. The side scan sonar trace indicates a wreck with dimensions 80 x 20 metres (262 x 65 feet), with its keel orientated 000/180 degrees. The lack of sonar shadow indicates that it has little height.
Report by HMS FAWN.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM