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Unknown wreck off the coast of the Isle Of Wight given protected status – English Heritage looking for Voluntary Licensee to look after site
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has designated a wreck site off the north coast of the Isle of Wight as a Protected Wreck upon the recommendation of English Heritage, taking the total of Protected Wrecks Sites in England to 48.
The designated area has a radius of 75m and unauthorised diving within this area is illegal.
The wreck site is highly unusual in that it contains an almost complete assemblage of a mid- to late 19th Century wooden merchant sailing ship, consisting of the ship’s structure complete with its hull, planking and fitting, many small finds scattered over the site associated with different aspects of shipboard life, and technology including rigging and navigation equipment. There are also materials possibly associated with the ship’s cargo or provisions.
The site is currently under no immediate threat but evidence gathered during fieldwork suggests that some parts of the wreck have been exposed and these exposed materials are at risk of loss. English Heritage will be drawing up a management plan for the site after carrying out a detailed risk assessment as part of its Heritage At Risk programme. Its new designated status will also help to prevent unauthorised interference.
English Heritage is also looking for a Voluntary Licensee to look after the wreck. Any interested parties should contact Mark Dunkley. Voluntary Licensees and their teams play a vital role in helping to look after and manage the most significant historic ship wrecks in UK coastal waters. Their work ranges from monitoring wreck sites, carrying out surveys, excavating a wreck or installing diver trails. Licensees can also help to provide access to a wreck site.
An interesting strand of work for the licensee of this wreck is to investigate its identity.
If you are interested in the Voluntary Licensee position for this wreck, contact Mark Dunkley at English Heritage:
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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