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Unknown: Fishnish Bay, Sound Of Mull, Cage Moorings
Mooring Stage (Period Unassigned), Obstruction (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Unknown: Fishnish Bay, Sound Of Mull, Cage Moorings
Classification Mooring Stage (Period Unassigned), Obstruction (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Foul
Canmore ID 102586
Site Number NM64SW 8001
NGR NM 64627 42334
NGR Description Centred NM 6462 4233
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/102586
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM64SW 8001 centred 6462 4233
N56 30.85 W5 49.5833
Formerly entered as NM64SW 9213.
NLO: Fishnish Bay [name centred NM 642 422]
Sound of Mull [name centred NM 58 46].
Quality of fix = E
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Buoyage =
General water depth = 14
Circumstances of Loss Details
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These are the moorings of abandoned shell fish rafts.
Surveying Details
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5 April 1990. The rafts which were installed in 1984 have disappeared, but the moorings are thought to remain in situ.
Source; Department of Transport, 7 March 1990. The position is taken from a rough sketch.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002753
Feature Class : Obstn
Obstruction Category : Foul ground
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 56.51398,-5.82747
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.51398,-5.82747
WGS84 Origin : Block Shift
Previous Position : 56.51417,-5.82638
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 14
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : Foul
Type : RAFT MOORINGS
Bottom Texture : Mud
Contact Description : Other
Original Sensor : Other
Original Detection Year : 1990
Original Source : Other
Surveying Details : **HH272/550/01 5.4.90 SHELL FISH RAFTS INSTALLED IN 1984 HAVE DISAPPEARED BUT MOORINGS THOUGHT TO REMAIN IN SITU. (DEPT OF TRANSPORT, 7.3.90). POSN TAKEN FROM ROUGH SKETCH. INS LEGEND 'FOUL' BETWEEN [OGB] POSNS: [A] 563048N, 054936W AND [B] 563054N, 054933.5W. NE 2390.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**19.12.08 [EUT] POSN: 5630.839N, 0549.648W. NE 2390.
**13.3.12 EXAM'D 30.10.11. NOT LOCATED BY M/B WITHIN 250MTRS RADIUS. SEABED FLAT AT LISTED POSN. (NETSURVEY, HI 1364). DELETE LEGEND 'FOUL'.
Chart Symbol : F
Charting Comments : LEGEND: 'FOUL', FOUL NOT CHARTED
Date Last Amended : 13/03/2012
Date Position Last Amended : 19/12/2008
