Maritime record MWX5013 - Antigua Star
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Summary
Motor Fishing Vessel (MFV) wrecked 2.75 miles W of Portland Bill, 28 August 1992.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Fishing vessel lost off Portland Bill in 1992.
Vertical datum: LAT
Horizontal datum: WGS 84
Quality of fix: Position approximate.
Charted as the ANTIGUA STAR, entire wreck in the Marine zone.
The UK Hydrographic Office charted her in the approximate position 50°30.80N, 002°32.15W, but amended their record to 'DEAD' when the vessel could not be found during a 2009 multi-beam survey. <1>
Source 2 gives her position as 50°30.46N, 002°32.04W.
'Foundered / Total loss.' (2) This source gives her length as 7.01m.
Nothing further is known about the vessel.
Date of loss qualifier: Actual date of loss
The building date for this vessel is an estimate based on an average age at wrecking of twenty years. This average is derived from those vessels wrecked on the Dorset coast whose age at wrecking is known.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX4837 Index: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1992. Hydrographic Office wreck index.
- <2> SWX4666 Monograph: Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 5, South Devon (AH).
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1035.
- <4> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 9.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1521596.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 62201 68247 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1117
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 66 NE 237
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1521596
Record last edited
Aug 21 2023 12:47PM