Unknown Wreck 114575

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
17 56.705 N,66 37.639 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 17.945089
  • Longitude: -66.627319
Wreck Depth 6.4 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY 11036/01-- OPR-I305-WH; UNCHARTED WRECK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. DIVERS GAUGE OBTAINED A LD OF 21 FEET (6.54 METERS) IN LAT. 17-56-42.32N, LONG. 66-37-38.35W. SWMB DEPTH OF 22 FEET (6.83 METERS). DIVERS DESCRIBE A WRECK ESTIMATED AS 150-200 FEET I N LENGTH. IT IS A RIVETED STEEL VESSEL WITH STARBOARD SIDE LYIJNG ON A REEF. INTERIOR SEVERELY DETERIORATED. REMAINDER OF HULL IS KEEL DOWN WITH DETERIORATING PLATING EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM. ONE PIECE OF TRANSVERSE FRAMING PROTRUDES A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE UPWARD. TWO BOILERS ARE LOCATED IN WHAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE THE FORMER ENGINE ROOM AREA. LEAST DEPTHS ARE THE UPWARD CORNER OF THE PORT BOW AND THE TOP OF THE FRAMING. BOW OF VESSEL HEADS 305 DEG. THE EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A 21 WK AS SURVEYED. (ENT 2/20/03, SJV)

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