Cassimer Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY F00155WD/56-- CS-377-PBS; FE NO. 14 1957WD; SHORAN CONTROL; WRECK FOUND BY ECHO SOUNDER IN LAT. 33-57.95N, LONG. 77-01.85W IN GENERAL DEPTHS OF 110 FEET. DRAG GROUNDED ON THE WRECK WITH 42 FEET EFFECTIVE DEPTH. SHOALEST SOUNDING OBTAINED ON THE GROUNDING WAS 38.5 FEET. WRECK CLEARED BY 36.5 FEET. NM34/56-- NORTH CAROLINA-CAPE FEAR VICINITY-WRECK INFORMATION; A RECENT WIRE-DRAG SURVEY BY THE UCC&GS SHOWS WRECK INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS: A) THE WRECK CHARTED IN 33-58-15N, 77-01-20W WITH A DEPTH OF 8.5 FATHOMS OVER IT WAS LOCATED IN LAT. 33-57-57N, LONG. 77-01-51W, CLEARED TO 6 FATHOMS AT MLW. B) WRECK CHARTED IN 33-54.0N, 77-05.0W DOES NOT EXIST. NM48/56-- ONSLOW BAY-WRECK-BUOYS ESTABLISHED; 1. ONSLOW BAY WRECK LIGHTED BUOY "WR2", RED, QR, 15 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN 120 FEET ABOUT 300 YARDS, 111 DEG. FROM THE LAST REPORTED POSITION OF THE WRECK IN 33-57-57N, 77-01-51W. NOTE: WRECK REPORTED TO HAVE A CLEARED DEPTH OF 36.5 FEET OVER IT. (UP 3/29/00,SJV) F00461/00-- S-F908-WH; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. SWMB LD OF 25.7 METERS (84.3 FEET, 14.0 FATHOMS). HYDROGRAPHER'S RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL DATA REVEALED THIS WRECK TO BE THE "CASSIMER" SUNK IN A COLLISION. WRECKAGE APPROX. 420 FEET LONG, 100 FEET WIDE AND IS FREQUENTED BY RECREATIONAL DIVERS. BOW IS DETACHED FROM THE HULL. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED WRECK "LEAST DEPTH KNOWN TO BE 6 FATHOMS BY WIRE DRAG" (SIC, SEE F00155 ABOVE) AND CHARTING A 14WK (FATHOMS) AS SURVEYED. (UP 9/24/01, SJV) W00237/10--OSD-AHB-12; Wreck positioned at 33-57-56.0997N, 077-01-49.0741W. Least depth of 26.830m. DESCRIPTION 24 NO.488; LOCATED 6/27/48; NAME UNKNOWN; REPORTED SUNK JUNE 27, 1948. LAT. 33-58-06N, LONG. 77-03-00W.