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'''Haisborough Sands''' (or '''Haisboro Sands''' or '''Haisbro Sands''') is a [[sandbank]] off the coast of [[Norfolk, England]] at [[Happisburgh]].<ref name="srok">SC1408 Harwich and Rotterdam to Cromer & Terschelling Admiralty Small Craft Chart
'''Haisborough Sands''' (or '''Haisboro Sands''' or '''Haisbro Sands''') is a [[sandbank]] off the coast of [[Norfolk, England]] at [[Happisburgh]].<ref name="srok">SC1408 Harwich and Rotterdam to Cromer & Terschelling Admiralty Small Craft Chart
Coastal planning chart of the Harwich and Rotterdam to Cromer and Terschelling Scale: 1:300,000</ref> The [[shoal]] is {{convert|10|mi|km}} long and {{convert|1|mi|km}} wide and lies parallel to the North east coast of Norfolk. The shoal is marked to the north-west by north by the Haisbro [[Buoy|Light Buoy]], [[North|North cardinal]]. To the south-east by south is a light buoy [[South|South cardinal]], and to the west by Mid Haisbro light buoy [[Starboard|starboard hand]]. In 1995 there were three drying patches{{clarify|date=September 2019|reason=unclear terminology}} recorded to the north-north east and east-south east of the Mid Haisbro light buoy. Except at [[slack water]] their positions are indicated by tidal [[Eddy (fluid dynamics)|eddies]] particularly on the north west, and in slight or moderate seas the swell breaks on the shallower parts of the banks. There are several foul patches{{clarify|date=September 2019|reason=unclear terminology}} on the southern part of the shoal. Over the years this shoal has claimed many ships.<ref name="srok2"/>
Coastal planning chart of the Harwich and Rotterdam to Cromer and Terschelling Scale: 1:300,000</ref> The [[shoal]] is {{convert|10|mi|km}} long and {{convert|1|mi|km}} wide and lies parallel to the north-east coast of Norfolk. The shoal is marked to the northwest by north by the Haisbro [[Buoy|Light Buoy]], [[North|North cardinal]]. To the southeast by south is a light buoy [[South|South cardinal]], and to the west by Mid Haisbro light buoy [[Starboard|starboard hand]]. In 1995 there were three drying patches{{clarify|date=September 2019|reason=unclear terminology}} recorded to the north-northeast and east-southeast of the Mid Haisbro light buoy. Except at [[slack water]] their positions are indicated by tidal [[Eddy (fluid dynamics)|eddies]] particularly on the northwest, and in slight or moderate seas the swell breaks on the shallower parts of the banks. There are several foul patches{{clarify|date=September 2019|reason=unclear terminology}} on the southern part of the shoal. Over the years this shoal has claimed many ships.<ref name="srok2"/>


==Description==
==Description==
The main ridge of the shoal is made up of five distinct areas.<ref name="srok1">[http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/HHW_SACSAD_version%204_0_101109.pdf Special Area of Conservation (SAC):Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton]</ref> These are named Haisborough Sand, Haisborough Tail, Hammond Knoll, Winterton Ridge and Hearty Knoll.<ref name="srok1"/> To the eastern edge of the sands there are areas called Hewett Ridge and Smiths Knoll which form a ridge of sandbanks on the outer boundary of the sands.<ref name="srok1"/> Inshore and to the west there are additional banks including Winterton Shoal and the Newarp Banks.<ref name="srok1"/>
Haisborough Sands forms part of the Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton [[Special Area of Conservation]]. The main ridge of the shoal is made up of five distinct areas. These are named Haisborough Sand, Haisborough Tail, Hammond Knoll, Winterton Ridge and Hearty Knoll. To the eastern edge of the sands there are areas called Hewett Ridge and Smiths Knoll which form a ridge of sandbanks on the outer boundary of the sands. Inshore and to the west there are additional banks including Winterton Shoal and the Newarp Banks.<ref name="srok1">[http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/HHW_SACSAD_version%204_0_101109.pdf Special Area of Conservation (SAC): Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton]</ref>


==Fish and mammals==
==Fish and mammals==
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Some of the ships wrecked here include:
Some of the ships wrecked here include:
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*[[HMS Invincible (1765)|HMS ''Invincible'']] - 16 March 1801
*[[HMS Bideford (1756)|HMS Bideford]] New Year's Eve 1761/2
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*SS ''Chicago'' - 1878<ref>{{cite web
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*[[HMS Invincible (1765)|HMS ''Invincible'']]{{snd}}16 March 1801
*Yacht ''Zoe'' on 24 May 1857 <ref>{{cite journal |title=Loss of Lord Yarborough’s yacht the “Zoe” |journal=The Nautical Magazine |date=1857 |pages=389-390 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-nautical-magazine-1857/page/389}}</ref>
*Barque ''Speculator'' on 6 December 1875 <ref name=RN121275>{{Cite news |title=Disasters at Sea |newspaper=Reynolds's Newspaper |location=London |date=12 December 1875 |issue=1322 }}</ref>
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*SS ''Chicago''{{snd}}1878<ref>{{cite web
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*[[SS Bywell Castle (1869)|SS Bywell Castle]] on 10 February 1883.<ref name=Times100283>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Overdue |date=10 February 1883 |issue=30740 |page=12 |column=D }}</ref><ref name=DGM100283>{{Cite news |title=Supposed Loss of the Steamer Bywell Castle |newspaper=Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough |location=Middlesbrough |date=10 February 1883 |issue=4880 }}</ref><ref name=LM130283>{{Cite news |title=Shipping Disasters |newspaper=Liverpool Mercury |location=Liverpool |date=13 February 1883 |issue=10949 }}</ref>
*Barque ''Brownrigg'' on 12 August 1888
*Barque ''Brownrigg'' on 12 August 1888
*SS ''Cambria'' after a collision with SS ''Killingworth'' on 14 May 1891
*SS ''Cambria'' after a collision with SS ''Killingworth'' on 14 May 1891
*Barque ''Ceylon'' of [[Christiania, Norway]], 1893
*Barque ''Ceylon'' of [[Christiania, Norway]], 1893
*[[Optima (ship)|''Optima'']] ex ''Placilla'' - 18 January 1905<ref>{{cite web
*[[Optima (ship)|''Optima'']] ex ''Placilla''{{snd}}18 January 1905<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Fourmast_ships/Placilla(1892).html
| url=http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Fourmast_ships/Placilla(1892).html
| title=Placilla (1892)
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| accessdate=2008-12-31
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*[[Cromer Lifeboat Louisa Heartwell ON 495#Service and rescues|SS ''Atbara'']] of London on 11 February 1907
*[[Cromer Lifeboat Louisa Heartwell ON 495#Service and rescues|SS ''Atbara'']] of London on 11 February 1907
*An un-named steamer - 1907<ref>{{cite web
*An un-named steamer{{snd}}1907<ref>{{cite web
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* Barque ''Alf'' of [[Laurvig]], [[Norway]] on 23 November 1909<ref name="srok2"/>
* Barque ''Alf'' of [[Laurvig]], [[Norway]] on 23 November 1909<ref name="srok2"/>
*SS ''Bodil'' of [[Esbjerg]] on 26 May 1915
*SS ''Bodil'' of [[Esbjerg]] on 26 May 1915
*[[SS Camille|SS ''Camille'']] on 6 January 1916
*[[SS Camille|SS ''Camille'']] on 6 January 1916
*[[SS Kronprindsesse Victoria|SS ''Kronprindsesse Victoria'']] of [[Haugesund]], Norway. 26. November 1917
*[[SS Kronprindsesse Victoria|SS ''Kronprindsesse Victoria'']] of [[Haugesund]], Norway. 26 November 1917
*[[SS Georgia|SS ''Georgia'']] - 1927<ref name="srok2"/>
*[[SS Georgia|SS ''Georgia'']]{{snd}}1927<ref name="srok2"/>
*[[SS Monte Nevoso|SS ''Monte Nevoso'']] during 14–16 October 1932<ref name="srok5">"Henry Blogg, the Greatest of the Lifeboatmen", Jolly, C., Pub: Poppyland Publishing, new edition 2002, {{ISBN|0-946148-59-7}}</ref>
*[[SS Monte Nevoso|SS ''Monte Nevoso'']] during 14–16 October 1932<ref name="srok5">"Henry Blogg, the Greatest of the Lifeboatmen", Jolly, C., Pub: Poppyland Publishing, new edition 2002, {{ISBN|0-946148-59-7}}</ref>
*[[SS Meriones|SS ''Meriones'']]<ref name="srok2"/> 26 January 1941<ref name="srok5"/>
*[[SS Meriones|SS ''Meriones'']]<ref name="srok2"/> 26 January 1941<ref name="srok5"/>
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*SS ''Betty Hindley'';<ref name="srok2"/> part of Convoy FS 559 on 6 August 1941
*SS ''Betty Hindley'';<ref name="srok2"/> part of Convoy FS 559 on 6 August 1941
*SS ''Afon Towy'' on 6 August 1941
*SS ''Afon Towy'' on 6 August 1941
*[[HM Trawler Agate (1935)|HM Trawler ''Agate'']] (referred to as T87 by the Admiralty<ref name="srok2">The Ship-Wrecks off North East Norfolk by Ayer Tikus: Published by Ayer Tikus Publications; ASIN B0032Z2NU0</ref>); part of Convoy FS 559 on the 6 August 1941
*[[HM Trawler Agate (1935)|HM Trawler ''Agate'']] (referred to as T87 by the Admiralty<ref name="srok2">The Ship-Wrecks off North East Norfolk by Ayer Tikus: Published by Ayer Tikus Publications; ASIN B0032Z2NU0</ref>); part of Convoy FS 559 on 6 August 1941
*Trawler MV ''Cuttlefish'' - 1981<ref>{{cite web
*Trawler MV ''Cuttlefish''{{snd}}1981<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://float-trawlers.lancashire.gov.uk/index.php?a=showall&s=item&key=AYTozOntpOjA7czoxOiIxIjtpOjE7czoxOiI2IjtpOjI7czoxOiI3Ijt9&pg=2676
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| title=Fleetwood Online Archive of Trawlers
| title=Fleetwood Online Archive of Trawlers
| accessdate=2008-08-06
| access-date=2008-08-06
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*''[[Cromer Lifeboat Lester ON 1287#Service and rescues|City of Sunderland]]'' - 2008<ref>{{cite web
*''[[Cromer Lifeboat Lester ON 1287#Service and rescues|City of Sunderland]]''{{snd}}2008<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://maritimeaccident.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/maritime-safety-news-today-15-january-2008/
| url=http://maritimeaccident.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/maritime-safety-news-today-15-january-2008/
| title=Maritime Accident Casebook
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| date=15 January 2008
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*Muros{{snd}}3 December 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/grounding-of-bulk-carrier-muros|title=Grounding of bulk carrier Muros|website=GOV.UK|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
{{Commons Category|Haisborough Sands}}
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Haisborough Sands
Haisboro Sands or Haisbro Sands
Shoal
Location map of Haisborough Sands
Location map of Haisborough Sands
Map
Coordinates: 52°54′N 1°42′E / 52.900°N 1.700°E / 52.900; 1.700
LocationSouthern North Sea, United Kingdom
Area
 • Total31.249 km2 (12.065 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length16 km (9.9 mi)
 • Width1.6 km (0.99 mi)

Haisborough Sands (or Haisboro Sands or Haisbro Sands) is a sandbank off the coast of Norfolk, England at Happisburgh.[1] The shoal is 10 miles (16 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and lies parallel to the north-east coast of Norfolk. The shoal is marked to the northwest by north by the Haisbro Light Buoy, North cardinal. To the southeast by south is a light buoy South cardinal, and to the west by Mid Haisbro light buoy starboard hand. In 1995 there were three drying patches[clarification needed] recorded to the north-northeast and east-southeast of the Mid Haisbro light buoy. Except at slack water their positions are indicated by tidal eddies particularly on the northwest, and in slight or moderate seas the swell breaks on the shallower parts of the banks. There are several foul patches[clarification needed] on the southern part of the shoal. Over the years this shoal has claimed many ships.[2]

Description

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Haisborough Sands forms part of the Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton Special Area of Conservation. The main ridge of the shoal is made up of five distinct areas. These are named Haisborough Sand, Haisborough Tail, Hammond Knoll, Winterton Ridge and Hearty Knoll. To the eastern edge of the sands there are areas called Hewett Ridge and Smiths Knoll which form a ridge of sandbanks on the outer boundary of the sands. Inshore and to the west there are additional banks including Winterton Shoal and the Newarp Banks.[3]

Fish and mammals

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Haisborough Sands and its surrounding shoals are known to be spawning grounds[3] for Sand eels Ammodytes, Lemon sole Microstormus Kitt and sole Solea solea. The sands also provide nursery grounds for Cod Gadus morhua, Herring Clupea harengus, Mackerel Scomber scombrus, Sole, Lemon sole and Plaice Pleuronectes platessa.[3] There are small numbers of Harbour porpoise regularly observed within the boundaries of the sands. The common seals Phoca vitulina which are resident in the Wash are occasionally observed in this area.[4]

Ships wrecked on Haisborough Sands

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Some of the ships wrecked here include:

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  • The SS Monte Nevoso marooned on the Haisborough Sands
    The SS Monte Nevoso marooned on the Haisborough Sands
  • Admiralty chart of Haisborough Sands
    Admiralty chart of Haisborough Sands
  • Chart of the Haisborough Sands Lighthouse
    Chart of the Haisborough Sands Lighthouse

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haisborough Sands.
  1. ^ SC1408 Harwich and Rotterdam to Cromer & Terschelling Admiralty Small Craft Chart Coastal planning chart of the Harwich and Rotterdam to Cromer and Terschelling Scale: 1:300,000
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Ship-Wrecks off North East Norfolk by Ayer Tikus: Published by Ayer Tikus Publications; ASIN B0032Z2NU0
  3. ^ a b c Special Area of Conservation (SAC): Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton
  4. ^ Scira Offshore Energy Ltd., 2006; Centrica, 2007
  5. ^ "Loss of Lord Yarborough's yacht the "Zoe"". The Nautical Magazine: 389–390. 1857.
  6. ^ "Disasters at Sea". Reynolds's Newspaper. No. 1322. London. 12 December 1875.
  7. ^ "The Ships List: Furness Line". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Overdue". The Times. No. 30740. London. 10 February 1883. col D, p. 12.
  9. ^ "Supposed Loss of the Steamer Bywell Castle". Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough. No. 4880. Middlesbrough. 10 February 1883.
  10. ^ "Shipping Disasters". Liverpool Mercury. No. 10949. Liverpool. 13 February 1883.
  11. ^ "Placilla (1892)". Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  12. ^ "Nuggets of information". RNLI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  13. ^ a b "Henry Blogg, the Greatest of the Lifeboatmen", Jolly, C., Pub: Poppyland Publishing, new edition 2002, ISBN 0-946148-59-7
  14. ^ "Fleetwood Online Archive of Trawlers". Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  15. ^ "Maritime Accident Casebook". 15 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  16. ^ "Grounding of bulk carrier Muros". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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