Halcyon Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Halcyon Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 35.006 N,73 23.974 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.583436
  • Longitude: -73.399567
Name HALCYON
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM39/62-- NEW YORK-LONG ISLAND-FIRE ISLAND INLET-WRECK-INFORMATION; A SAILBOAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN 50 FEET OF WATER ABOUT 3.6 MILES, 180 DEGS. FROM LOOKOUT TOWER, CEDAR ISLAND BEACH (40/37/12N, 73/23/39W). THE WRECK IS REPORTED TO BE TEMPORARILY MARKED BY A GREEN DRUM. NM40/62-- NEW YORK-LONG ISLAND-FIRE ISLAND INLET-WRECK-INFORMATION; THE 42-FOOT SAILBOAT "HALCYON", PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUNK, IS NOW REPORTEDLY LOCATED IN (APPROXMATELY) 40/35N, 73/24W. THE WRECK IS MARKED BY A FIXED WHITE LIGHT SECURED TO THE MAST. (LIGHT SYMBOL DELETED IN 1968-SOURCE OF CORRECTION UNKNOWN). (ENT 8/18/99, SJV) F00455/99-- S-C906-RU; 100% SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH NEGATIVE. DUE TO ELECTRONIC FAILURE OF SIDE SCAN SONAR EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS, A SECOND 100% COVERAGE WAS NOT ACQUIRED. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING NOTATION "MAST PA" AND CHARTING THE NOTATION "ED" ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING CHARTED DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK SYMBOL. (UP 12/5/00,SJV)

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 40 35.006 N,73 23.974 W
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