Unknown: North Sea
Craft, Fishing Vessel
Site Name Unknown: North Sea
Classification Craft, Fishing Vessel
Alternative Name(s) Rattray Head; Unknown
Canmore ID 101869
Site Number NK17SW 8003
NGR NK 14158 70643
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101869
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NK17SW 8003 1413 7064
N57 43.5333 W1 45.75
NLO: Rattray Head [name: NK 110 578].
Formerly entered as NK17SW 8374.
Quality of fix = EDM
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 57
Surveying Details
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23 June 1986. A wreck, known by fishermen to be a wooden fishing vessel, was examined on 26 February 1986 at 57 43 32N, 001 45 45W. The 3-range trisponder NGR eastings 414150, northings 870645. Decca (n.scot) green d 33.88, purple g 51.95. The least echosounder depth was 51.1 in a general depth of 57 metres. No scour pits were observed. Two seperate pieces of wreckage were revealed with the side scan sonar with a height of 4.9 metres.
Report by HMS BULLDOG.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Chart symbol: Wk. [No further information].
(Location cited as N57 43.55 W1 45.70).
I G Whittaker 1998.
UKHO chart no. 115 (1978, amended 1993) charts this wreck [Wk] at charted depth 51m 7.5nm ENE of Kinnaird and 6.9nm NNE of Rattray Head. There are numerous other wrecks nearby; no seabed type is noted.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 April 2011.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002371
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.72533,-1.76397
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.72533,-1.76397
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 57.72555,-1.76250
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 3.0
Depth : 52.0
Depth Method : Found by multi-beam
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 56
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : FV
Sonar Length : 47.0
Sonar Width : 34.0
Shadow Height : 4.6
Orientation : 135.0
Bottom Texture : Sand
Magnetic Anomaly : Moderate
Sonar Signal Strength : Moderate
Scour Depth : 0.0
Debris Field : NIL
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Last Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1986
Last Detection Year : 2009
Original Source : Survey Vessel
Last Source : Survey Vessel
