Vertical Datum: LAT Mined 3.5 miles SW x S from Folkestone pier. (2) 27-APR-1976 Uncharted wreck, stands 30ft. 10-NOV-1977 in 51 05 38N, 001 16 01E In a general depth 21m. Not fully surveyed. Lies 404/220degs. Chart as wreck 14m. 09-JUN-1978 Known locally as the "ORANGEMAN" but bell inscribed HELENE has been recovered. Also crockery with Rotterdam stamp. Lies NW/SE, with bow NW, on starboard side. Generally in good condition. Steel propellor. Dimensions about 300 x 40 x 25ft. Bridge structure intact, masts lie on seabed. 10ft scour alongside and deep cavern under bow. 16-AUG-1982 lies on port side in badly decayed state with much of hull collapsing. Height from seabed approximately 6m. Confirmed as HELENE. 18-JUL-1987. Wreck dived on, lies on port side across tide with stern to shore and bows lying on a bank. Steel propellor. After hold silted 10 to 15ft. Two forward holds - both silted with side collapsed inward, remains of packing cases in silt. No.1 Hold has broken bottles and packing cases. 06-JUL-1989 Wreck charted about 0.5 miles off Lydden Spout and known locally as the "BRANDY WRECK" is almost certainly the HALCYON.

<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.