Blair Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Blair Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
38 47.668 N,76 26.906 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Name | BLAIR |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
38 47.668 N,76 26.906 W
Blair on Wreck Map
Blair Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
HISTORY LNM1/82--TUG BLAIR SUNK IN APPROX. POS. LAT. 38-47-45N, LONG. 76-25-59W. MARKED BY INTERNATIONAL ORANGE COLORED BUOY, QK FL STROBE. LNM17/82--BUOY DISCONTINUED; LOCATION OF WRECK NOW UNKNOWN CHARTED AS DANGEROUS SUBM. WRECK, PD. FE304SS/87--OPR-E609-RU/HE-87; A SSS SEARCH OF NEARLY 200% COVERAGE FRO A SEARCH RADIUS OF 1,000 M WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE EVALUATOR IMPLIED THAT THE SEARCH RADIUS WAS INSUFFICIENT AND RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL FIELD WORK (UPDATE 3/89 LQ) H10790/98-- OPR-E346-AHP; NO SIGNIFICANT SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACTS WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE 1000-METER SEACH RADIUS. HOWEVER A LARGE CONTACT CLOSELY RESEMBLING A WRECK WAS LOCATED APPROX. 900-1000 METERS WEST OF THE CHARTED POSITION. DIVERS VERIFIED THIS CONTACT TO BE A WRECK LAYING ON ITS SIDE BUT BOAT'S NAME COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. ECHO-SOUNDER LD OF 29 FEET (8.3 METERS) IN LAT. 38-47-40.09N, LONG. 76-26-54.34W. EVALUATER RECOMENDS DELETING CHARTED DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK, PD AND CHARTING A 29 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 6/28/99, SJV) DESCRIPTION 01 23 GT, 16 NT. 42.2 FT. LONG, 13.7 FT. WIDE, 4.3 FT. DEPTH; STEEL HULL, BUILT 1948 AT GASCONADE, MO; 600 HP; OWNER IS KEYSTONE RICHMOND INC., VIRGINIA; HOME PORT, CINCINATTI, OH; FORMER NAME; BLAIR U.S.A.