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. 2010 Sep 13;5(9):e12730. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012730

Table 7. Conventional and chemical munitions dumpsites in waters >200 m in the OSPAR region (OSPAR, 2005) [28].

Site number Longitude Latitude Type of munitions Details
42 −13.66 48.33 Conventional Only remaining UK dumpsite by 1993
43 −9.02 43.73 Conventional
45 1.46 62.97 Chemical 4,500 tons scuttled vessels
46 −7.67 59 Chemical
49 −11 58 Chemical
51 −12.08 56.52 Chemical
52 −12 56.5 Chemical
53 −9.45 56.37 Chemical
54 −10 56 Chemical
55 −11 55.5 Chemical
56 −9.37 48.67 Chemical Scuttled ship, Dora Oldendorf - February 1947.
57 −8.15 48.05 Chemical Scuttled ship, Empire Nutfield - September 1946.
58 −8.35 48 Chemical Scuttled ship, Lanark - November 1946.
59 −8.56 47.95 Chemical Scuttled ship, Empire Peacock - August 1946.
60 −8.97 47.92 Chemical Scuttled ship, Harm Freitzen - March 1948.
61 −8.26 47.92 Chemical Scuttled ship, Empire Lark - July 1947.
62 −8.35 47.9 Chemical Scuttled ship, Kindersley - October 1946.
63 −8.85 47.87 Chemical Scuttled ship, Empire Connyngham - June 1949.
64 −8.31 47.79 Chemical Scuttled ship, Thorpe Bay - September 1947.
65 −10.5 47.63 Chemical CW (Approx 70 Tonnes) encased in concrete. Dumped in 1980.
66 −9.52 47.6 Chemical Scuttled ship, Margo - November 1947.
67 −9.4 47.38 Chemical Scuttled ship, Miervaldis - September 1948.
68 −9.4 47.28 Chemical Scuttled ship, Empire Success - August 1948.
70 −1.6 64.7 Chem. - Tabun 462 shells recovered in Wolgast Harbour dumped, set in concrete.