BETA version - There is no current requirement to login as this is a work in progress and currently free to use. Future versions may require you to register and login to access this site.
Additional data in CSV files may be accessed using this format:

lat,lon,name,border,fill,isize,comments,text,tsize

lat - latitude as decimal degrees (54.12345) or degrees and decimal minutes ("54 07.407").
lon - longitude as decimal degrees (-5.12345) or degrees and decimal minutes ("-5 07.407").
name - text in quotes ("MyData_001").
border - optional: border colour of a circle ("Red" or "#FF0000" as RGB).
fill - optional: infill colour of a circle ("Red" or "#FF0000" as RGB).
isize - optional: relative icon size (-3..3).
comments - optional: free form text ("Dived: 11/05/2021").
text - optional: name label colour ("Red" or "#FF0000" as RGB).
tsize - optional: relative label size (-3..3).

This creates another two layers, for the data points and their names.
The Wrecks/Obstructions may be filtered using specific search criteria.
Category and Status present drop down lists of available options - they may not be relevant within the current display area.
Depth has a drop down list that allows for different depth ranges to be used.
Name uses a search term to look for any data which includes the term.
Wreck Id uses an exact match.
Date Sunk presents date ranges, and excludes data which have got an unknown date of sinking.
Last Amended Date uses the last date the record was updated, and excludes data which have not got an amended date.
If you want all the data to be displayed, you can use the Clear/Reset option, or retain the current search criterion, without updating the search, by using the Close option.
Relevant to the displayed area, select an individual Wreck/Obstruction to display, with a search box for any of the fields. Pagination allows for a quicker search, and the display can be sorted on any column.
The Wrecks and Obstructions may be displayed using either their depth or category type.
Each has a respective legend which may be toggled on/off here too.

The Wrecks/Obstructions and additional datasets may have their display characteristics changed - the Wrecks/Obstructions icons are based on depth or type so are not editable.

Click on the respective colour under the Icon Colour or Label Colour column to select the colour for each individual icon or label.

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Category

Selected Category :

Status

Selected Status :

Depth

Water Depth

Length

Sonar Length

Name

Wreck Id

Date Sunk

Last Amended Date

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The Icon type can use either the water depth or the wreck/obstruction category type.
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The Label type for the UKHO text labels can be either the wreck/obstruction name (or the id if the name is unknown), the id, the ship length/sonar length (in metres), the id and lengths, the depth/water depth (in metres), or the id and depths.
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UkWrecks

Not be used for navigation or any safety critical activity - you must ensure you are correctly trained and competent to carry out the relevant activity. There is no affiliation between this website and any of the data providers.

Wreck Data

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office data. Contains public sector information, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) maritime heritage assets are available fromDataMapWales. Contains public sector information, licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0, from the National Monuments Record of Wales.

National Monuments Service (NMS) of Ireland data are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

INFOMAR datacontains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & Marine Institute) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

CANMORE data - derived from information compiled by and/or copyright of Historic Enviroment Scotland (HES).

Basemap

OpenStreetMap® is open data, licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF).

OpenTopoMap data is available from OpenStreetMap contributors, and SRTM; the Map display is available from OpenTopoMap under a licence CC-BY-SA.

The GEBCO basemap is made up from imagery reproduced from the GEBCO_2024 Grid, GEBCO Compilation Group (2024) GEBCO 2024 Grid (doi:10.5285/1c44ce99-0a0d-5f4f-e063-7086abc0ea0f).

EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium (2022). EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM 2022). EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium https://doi.org/10.12770/ff3aff8a-cff1-44a3-a2c8-1910bf109f85

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If you have any bugs to report, or any questions, feel free to contact me by email.

BETA version - This is a work in progress and currently free to use. It uses a simple base map rather than nautical charts, displaying wrecks and obstructions colour coded by water depth or category type, with name labels, and some search capabilities.

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Depth Legend
Wrecks
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>100m
Obstructions
Undefined
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UKHO Wrecks/Obstructions
Wreck Categories
dangerous wreck
distributed remains of wreck
non-dangerous wreck
wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
wreck showing mast/masts
Obstruction Categories
diffuser
foul area
foul ground
ground tackle
pile
snag/stump
wellhead
Undefined Category
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UKHO Wreck Categories
dangerous wreck
distributed remains of wreck
non-dangerous wreck
wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
wreck showing mast/masts
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Edit Labels   Edit Icons  
    Help     Icon Colour   Icon   Label Colour Text
Border Fill   Size   Text Size
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Click on the respective dataset colour under the Icon Colour or Label Colour column to select the colour for each individual dataset icon or label.

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