Gulf Hustler Wreck

General Comments

LNM43/74--5TH CGD; 77 FOOT FISHING VESSEL GULF HUSTLER HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN APPROXIMATELY 66 FEET OF WATER IN POSITION LATITUDE 36°51'48" NORTH, LONGITUDE 75°30'30" WEST (NAD 27). CL1404/74--SP-AMC-6-RU/HE/74; 77 FOOT FISHING VESSEL WITH A 12.6 FOOT DEPTH AND 24 FOOT BEAM REPORTED SUNK SEPTEMBER 9, 1974, IN LATITUDE 36°51.8N, LONGITUDE 75°30.4W (NAD 27). POSITION DETERMINED BY LORAN FIX. SOURCE IS USCG 5TH DIST. NO SOUNDINGS TAKEN DURING USCG INVESTIGATION. COMANDING OFFICER OF USCG INVESTIGATING WRECK ESTIMATED THE POSITION 0.5 TO 1.0 NM NORTHWEST OF CHESAPEAKE BAY ENTRANCE APPROACH BUOY (BW) IN THE AREA. MARKER BUOYS CONSISTING OF RED AND WHITE CLOROX BOTTLES WERE SET NEAR THE SITE OF THE WRECK, HOWEVER THE BUOYS MAY NO LONGER BE PRESENT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WRECK'S POSITION CONTACT C.O. LTJG SUGIMOTO PHONE: 804-464-6930 LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. CL732/82--US DEPT. OF COMMERCE; COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN/DIVER INDICATES THAT THE CHARTED POSITION OF THE WRECK GULF HUSTLER AT LAT 36-51-48N, LONG 75-30-30 ISW (NAD 27) IS INCORRECT. SALVAGE ATTEMPTS HAVE SHIFTED THE WRECK TO LAT 36-51-28.1N, LONG 75-35-43.2W (NAD 27) G.P. VIA LORAN. DIVERS HAVE VERIFIED WRECK IDENTITY. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE WRECK SYMBOL BE REPOSITIONED. WRECK CURRENTLY APPEARS ON CHART IN BOTH POSITIONS. IN ORIGINAL POSITION AS SUBMERGED WRECK ED (AWOIS NO. 11449) , AND IN NEW POSITION AS SUBMERGED WRECK PA. (ENT 03/02, PSH) H12200, OPR-D304-TJ-10. Dangerous wreck found with 200% Klein 5000 side scan sonar. A least depth of 14.05 meters (46.11 feet) was acquired with Reson 7125 multibeam. Soundings were corrected to MLLW with observed tides and preliminary tide zoning. Wreck is located about 960 meters from charted wreck PA. Submitted as DToN #1 for H12200. Feature is shown on chart 12207; 22nd Ed., 10/ 2009 and smaller scale charts as a dangerous wreck, least depth 46 feet. DToN feature is also AWOIS Item #11448 “F/V Gulf Hustler”. Retain dangerous wreck, least depth 46 ft as charted at 36°51'40.378" , -075°36'18.570". Delete dangerous wreck, least depth unknown in 36°51'28.642" , -075°35'41.888" (PTT 10/06/11)