Princess Anne Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Princess anne Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
26 47.609 N,80 0.237 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Reported Year | 1993 |
| Name | PRINCESS ANNE |
| Date Sunk | Jan 1, 1993 |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
26 47.609 N,80 0.237 W
Princess Anne on Wreck Map
Princess Anne Wreck on Google Map
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- Unknown Wreck 104501 4409 M
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- Unknown Wreck 104496 4427.3 M
- Unknown Wreck 104497 4548.2 M
- Unknown Wreck 104491 4640 M
General Comments
HISTORY CL1587/93--USPS REPORT DATED 5/29/93 AND 6/24/93. ARTIFICIAL REEF REPORT. ON SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1993 A340-FOOT "RUSTED OLD FERRY BOAT" WAS SUNK BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL) BY EXPLOSIVE CHARGES. SETTLED TO BOTTOM IN A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION. LORAN-C POSITION: LAT. 26-47.37N, LONG. 80-00.13W. MORE PRECISE POSITION TO BE DETERMINED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PROJECT COORDINATOR IS JIM VAUGHN, TEL. 407-355-4011. ON JUNE 2, 1993, CARMEN VARE (PALM BEACH COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOUCES MANAGEMENT, TEL. 407-355-4011) PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: "GPS READINGS AND DIVERS REPORTS OF LAT. 26-46.58N, LONG. 80-00.21W'. DEPTH ON BOW 95 FEET, DEPTH ON STERN 97 FEET. CL911/03-- S-H607-NRT2-03; EMAIL FROM LYNN PRESTON TO DOUGLAS HARPINE, 5/12/03 RE. PROCESSING INFORMATION. DAVE ELIOT (N/CS53X2, NRT-2) TO LYNN PRESTON (MCD DTON) DATED 5/8/93;WRECK DISPROVED AT CHARTED LOCATION (CL 1587/93, ABOVE). "INFORMATIONAL" INVESTIGATION OF ADJACENT FISH HAVEN DISCOVERED WRECK OF FERRY BOAT. WRECK LIES IN 100 FEET OF WATER. ORIENTED N-S WITH BOW FACING SOUTH. POSITION LAT. 26-47-37.85N, LONG. 80-00-13.87W. SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACT HEIGHT OF 6.4 METERS. (UP 3/22/04, SJV) DESCRIPTION **** NEWSPAPER ARTICLE; THE PALM BEACH POST, SATURDAY, MAY 23 (SIC), 1993. 340-FOOT FERRY "PRINCESS ANNE" SUNK AS AN ARTIFICIAL REEF. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL DIRECTOR JIM BARRY, PROJECT MANAGER JIM VAUGHN. WRECK LOCATED MORE THAN 200 FEET NORTH AND 200 FEET WEST OF INTENDED SITE. IN 100 FEET OF WATER VICE INTENDED 100 FEET. DEEP ENOUGH TO AVOID HINDERING NAVIGATION, VAUGHN SAID. SHIP'S ANCHOR CAME LOOSE BEFORE THE VESSEL COULD BE SUNK. TOW BOAT HAD DIFFICULTY DRAGGING HULL BACK TO ITS POSITION AND "FINALLY, THE CREW POSITIONED THE SHIP AS BEST IT COULD AND EXPLODED THE CHARGES." **** NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: THE PALM BEACH POST, MONDAY, MAY 24 (SIC), 1993. DESCRIBES SPECTATOR BOAT ("MISS BLUE HERON") EXPERIENCE AND DESCRIBES FERRY AS THE 340-FOOT "PRINCESS ANNE" THAT USED TO CROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. "LOST ITS ANCHOR AND WAS DRIFTING NORTH. IT WOULD TAKE AN HOUR FOR THE TUGBOAT TO GET THE FERRY BACK TO POSITION." 6-8-FOOT SEAS DURING OPERATION. LOST ITS ANCHOR AT 1:15 PM AND AT 3:13 PM ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE THAT SINKING WOULD OCCUR IN ONE MINUTE. VESSEL TOOK TWO MINUTES TO DISAPPEAR. OPR-H324-OS-08-A-- Shallow Water Multibeam Hydrographic and Side Scan Sonar Survey, Ocean Surveys, Inc. Charted wreck location (RNC 11460 - 13 fathoms rep 2003) at position 26-47-36.51N, 80-00-14.23W "Princess Anne" ferry boat artificial reef site.