Unknown Wreck 114626

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
18 18.723 N,64 54.935 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 18.312044
  • Longitude: -64.915575
Wreck Depth 7.2 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL379/32-- LETTER, E.L. SIMMONS, AGENT, HARBOR DEPT., ST. ì THOMAS TO U.S. C & G.S. DATED MAY 8, 1932. LIGHTS ON SUNKEN DRY ì DOCK DISCONTINUED (DRY DOCK REMOVED). FIVE PONTOONS TOWED OUT OF ì HARBOR AND SUNK. CHARTED AS A DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK. PONTOON ì IS 100 X 50 X 10 FEET. H8877/66-- OPR-423; NOT INVESTIGATED. HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDS ì POSITION SCALED FROM PHOTOGRAPH NO. 65 L 1553. H9271/72-- OPR-423; ECHO SOUNDER LD OF 25 FEET OBTAINED IN LAT. ì 18-18-50.09N, LONG. 64-54-57.38W. (ENT 6/11/93, SJV) H10505/93-- OPR-I173-MI; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. DIVERS ì DESCRIBE A SUNKEN PONTOON/BARGE MEASURING 33 X 15 X 2.7 METERS IN ì LAT. 18-18-43.356N, LONG. 64-54-56.068W. LL LD OF 7.2 METERS IN ì 10.6 METERS OF WATER. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED WRECK ì TO SURVEY POSITION AND CHARTING AS A 23 WK. (UP 4/11/96, SJV)

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