SS Richard Montgomery Matter
Sheerness, Middle Sand.
The following wreck site has been declared a restricted area under the Act due
to the potentially dangerous condition of the wreck:
An area round the stranded wreck of the “Richard Montgomery” enclosed by
straight lines joining the following positions:
51° 28´·067N., 0° 47´·200E. [OSGB36]; 51° 28´·099N., 0° 47´·100E. [WGS84],
51° 27´·950N., 0° 47´·367E. [OSGB36]; 51° 27´·950N., 0° 47´·367E. [WGS84],
51° 27´·833N., 0° 47´·183E. [OSGB36]; 51° 27´·865N., 0° 47´·083E. [WGS84],
51° 27´·967N., 0° 47´·017E. [OSGB36]; 51° 27´·999N., 0° 46´·916E. [WGS84].
has been declared a prohibited area on account of explosives contained in the
wreck which make it a potential danger to life
and property. Four lighted special buoys laid due N., E., S., and W. of the
wreck are shown on Admiralty Charts; these
buoys mark the approximate positions of the corners of the rectangle described
above.
Picture below centre of chart area as viewed from the air.
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link to corresponding close
up surface photos of the wreck and warning buoys
Recent picture of ss richard montgomery with the Red Sands Fort Complex in the background
Picture of ss richard montgomery aerial view
Map of area around wreck (Google maps)
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Areas closed to all forms of
human activity, including boats
passing through.
no flyover zone to 3000 ft
Very few of these areas exist in UK coastal waters. The
only one that is known is the wreck of the vessel
RICHARD MONTGOMERY, which is recognised as a
major hazard as it contains 4.6 kt of explosives and is
less than 5 km from the Isle of Grain Oil Terminal in the
River Thames. It has been declared to be in potentially
dangerous condition under the UK Protection of Wrecks
Act, 1973, and the area around it is closed to all navigation.
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