Maritime record TR 45 SW 168 - Mahratta I
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 42946 54888 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR45SW |
District | THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: SWS Built:1892 Owners: T and J Brocklebank 23-AUG-1962 Observed at low water. Wreckage about 3ft long, just visible. Dries 4ft in general depth 36ft. 19-MAR-1968 Examined using sonar and echo sounder. Dries 2ft by echo sounder - dries 3ft by sonar. Lies in general depth by echo sounder, 40-49ft. Scour depth 50ft. A very good sonar contact and sea surface is disturbed. 30-JAN-1974 Position 51 14 27.0N, 001 28 52.0E. Close sounded. Least depth 0.2m in 15m. Scour 16m. Flat seabed. Marked water disturbance on surface. Lies E/W, over a distance of 75m. This wreck could be MAHRATTA I. 11-NOV-1980 Examined in 51 14 27.0N, 001 28 52.0E. Swept clear at 1.0, foul at 1.25m. Least echosounder depth 1.5 in general depth 15m. No scour. Side scan sonar height - more than 13m, length 155m, beam 37m. Lying 085/265 degrees. Apparently breaking up and sand building up around wreck. Massive surface swirls. 12-SEP-1984 Well broken up and in two distinct areas of wreckage. Tide and salvage gradually flattening wreck (East Kent Maritime Trust, 23-JUL-1984). 17-JUL-1986 Salvage of pig iron was undertaken by salvage vessel HERBERT ROBINSON (Humber Divers). Gum and jute cargo remain onboard. Wreck remains intact except for hole blown in port side and superstructure no longer exists to any great extent. 05-MAR-1992 Wreck was fully wire swept. Least echo sounder depth obtained prior to sweeping - probably from weed.
<1> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6339 Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
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Record last edited
Oct 4 1993 12:00AM