Amazone Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY NM19/42 NM24/42--BUOY MOORED 12 FT ABOVE WATER 250 YDS, 270 DEG FROM WRECK AT APPROX. POS. LAT.27-23-15N, LONG.80-04-00W. NM31/43--AMENDED POSITION LAT.27-24N, LONG.80-03-06W. NM38/44--CLEARED TO 42 FT. NM43/44--WK LIGHTED BUOY 12 A IS NOW LOCATED AT APPROX. LAT.27-23-39N, LONG.80-03-08W. FE47WD--(FE5/44); WK LOCATED BY FATHOMETER SEARCH AND CLEARED BY 42 FT IN LAT 27-23-39N, LONG 80-03-08W; CHARTED AS 42 FT BASKET SNDG. FE213/74WD(FE2/74WD)--SP-AMC-1-R/H-73; WK DISPROVED BY AN EFFECTIVE DRAG OF 84 FT; DELETION FROM CHART RECOMMENDED; THIS WK IS BELIEVED TO BE SAME WK AS CHARTED IN LAT 27-23-30N, LONG 80-03-42W (REF AWOIS ITEM 2847) CL396/75--NOS; REPORT TO CG ON RESULTS OF FE2/74 WD(FE213); WK CLEARED BY 84 FT AND CONSIDERED DISPROVED; CHART REVISED TO 84 FT BASKET SNDG. CL876/75--NOS; UNVERIFIED REPORT OF FE282WD; NO CORRECTION. FE282WD--OPR-515-RU/HE-75; POSITIONING TECHNIQUES ON FE47WD ARE CONSIDERED BELOW STANDARD AND POSITIONING ERROR IS PROBABLE, FE213WD BELIEVED THIS TO BE SAME WK AS AWOIS ITEM 02847; BOTH POSITIONS CLEARED IN TWO DIRECTIONS; THIS WK CLEARED BY 58 FT; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING WK FROM CHART. (UPDATED MSM 10/86) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.5051; CARGO, 1294 GT,SUNK 5/7/42 BY SUBMARINE; POS. ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; WRECK DEMOLISHED AND CLEARED TO DEPTH OF 42 FT. (FE47WD) 27 NO.455; CARGO 677 NT, SUNK 5/7/42. WK IN LISTED POS. HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED AND CLEARED TO A LD OF 42 FT. APPROX. POS. LAT.27-23-39N, LONG.80-03-08W. **** REF AWOIS ITEM 02847. SURVEY REQUIREMENTS NOT DETERMINED