Barnstable Wreck

General Comments

-- CL485/49, 06/17/1949; USCG -- Wreck located at 37/58.23N 75/08.85W with 6ft lead line sounding. Lead line came up covered in rust. Wreck clearly visible. Fishermen reported wreck disintegrated with only boiler remaining. Also see F00081/1949. (ETR 08/04/2008) --H09796/1978; NOS -- The barge Barnestable was not observed in the charted position 37/58/13N 75/08/52W, with east-west splits of main scheme reducing effective spacing to 95m and a diagonal line perpendicular to the axis of the shoal. Least depth of 24ft found. Recommended the wreck symbol and note be retained. --H12003/2009: NOS -- The 5-foot dangerous wreck charted in 37° 58’ 13.5”N 075° 08’ 50.3”W was found in 37° 58’ 13.23”N 075° 08’ 47.27”W with a CUBE depth of 14 feet (4.22 meters, 0.27 meters uncertainty, feature 15). Recommend removing the charted 5-foot sounding and charting a 14-foot sounding with danger circle (K-26) and maintain label Wk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original coordinates when this AWOIS was created were 37/58/.01N 75/8/40.28W. These coordinates did not agree with CL485/49 or F00081/49. Did not find entry in NM listed below. HISTORY NM19/34 DESCRIPTION 24 NO.419; BARGE SUNK BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE AT 37-58-04N, 75-08-28W; LOCATED BY CGS FIELD PARTY, WD CLEARED TO 14 FT IN 1939. 27 NO.603; BARGE; SUNK BEFORE WWII; LOCATED BY C&GS; POS.37-58N, 75-08-40W. SURVEY REQUIREMENTS NOT DETERMINED