Maritime record MDO20323 - Possible post medieval wreck, Weymouth Bay

Wreck shown on chart of 1785. Possibly a stone boat. A submerged feature is visible at this location on aerial photographs of Weymouth Bay. It is considered likely to be the remains of the aforementioned wreck.

Wreck marked by entrance to Weymouth Harbour (1). Position taken from recent survey which located heap of stone on sea bed 368548, 079204. May be identicle with the Unidentified seabed obstruction 9 000 0837.

A submerged feature is visible at this location on aerial photographs of Weymouth Bay (2). It is considered likely to be the remains of the wreck described above. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Lieut Murdoch Mackenzie, 1785, Survey of the South Coast of England from Blackwood Point on the Isle of Wight to St. Alban’s Head (Chart). SDO10590.

<2> Channel Coastal Observatory, 15-OCT-2010, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12622.

Record last edited

Nov 11 2013 2:44PM