Maritime record LWT 628 - Remains of a wreck

Remains of wreck, thought locally to be that of a French fishing vessel, which foundered approximately half a mile SE of Lowestoft. The iron construction and the date of finding in 1969 would appear to indicate that this is the wreck of a vessel lost from the late 19th century onwards. This construction would appear to indicate that the vessel was engine-driven, but there are no further details.
Status: Site

Horizontal Datum: OGB (1)
Vertical Datum: LAT (1)(2)
Quality of Depth: ES (1)(2)
Method of Fix: EDM (1)
Orientation: 085/265 (1)(2)

Possibly French vessel.

03-OCT-1969: Wreck located in 52 27 53.0N, 001 46 01.0E, in general depth 5.5 to 7m. Scour 7.5m. Local pilots state that it is a French FV.

09-JUN-1970: Least depth over wreck by echosounder 5.2 in general depth 7 to 8m. Scour 8.4m. Position 52 27 52.0N, 001 46 02.0E.

20-SEP-1971: Examined in 52 27 53.0N, 001 46 01.0E. Least echosounder depth 5m in general depth 6 to 7.5m. Scour 8.2m.

12-JUN-1987: Located in 52 27 53.0N, 001 46 03.0E. Not found by
echosounder. Intact and lying slightly on one side. Length 20m, beam 6m, and orientated 085/265 degrees. "Hull down" and flush with seabed, and it gives magnetic anomaly which indicates iron content of some 50 tonnes.

08-JUL-1992: Located by sonar and magnetometer. (1)

Charted without name, described as a fishing vessel, in general depth 5 metres. Dimensions described as 12m x 5m. (2)

Located approximately half a mile SE of Lowestoft. (3)