Unknown Wreck 115458

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS VERIFY THAT WRECK IS STILL IN SAME LOCATION USING SIDE SCAN SONAR. NO LEAST DEPTH IS REQUIRED UNLESS WRECK APPEARS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN DESCRIBED (E.G., WRECK HAS COLLAPSED). CHECK SHADOW HEIGHT. HISTORY LNM18/86--8TH CGD; ALSO REF. CL483/86; NOAA ADVANCED INFO; 40 X 100 FT. BARGE SUNK IN PA LAT 30-13-03.34N, LONG 87-19-24.85W IN 60 FT OF WATER; LEAST DEPTH OF 48 FT. (ENTERED MSD 1/91) FE288/86--OPR-J217-HFP-84; SUBMERGED WRECK LOCATED IN LAT. 30-13-08.24N, LONG. 87-19-24.21W, DIVER LL LD OF 47 FEET IN 61 FEET. DESCRIBED AS A HOPPER BARGE (SCATTERED DEBRIS IN BARGE) 120 X 40 FEET, RISING 15 FEET OFF SAND BOTTOM. SIDE WALLS ARE COLLAPSED. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK (47 WK) IN SURVEYED POSITION. LORAN-C RATES, 7980 CHAIN: W=13202.0. Y=47085.9. (UP. 11/13/90, SJV) H10383/91--OPR-J452-AHP; BARGE LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR IN POS. LAT.30-13-08N, LONG 87-19-23.34W WITH A DIVER, LEAD LINE LEAST DEPTH OF 16.1M (52.8FT). LORAN RATES ON BARGE: W:13202.1, X: 47086.0, Y:30393.3, Z:64084.4 (UPDATED 6.93 MCR) DESCRIPTION **** LTR, OIC HFP1 (PHIL KENUL) TO COMMANDER CGD8, MAY 5, 1986; OPR-J217; UNCHARTED WRECK IN APPROX. LAT. 30-13-03.54N, LONG. 87-19-24-85W; HOPPER BARGE 40X120X15 FT. IN 62.0 FT. DIVER LEAD LINE LD OF 47.6 FT (PRED. TIDES AT 1550 UTC 5/2/86). POSITION APPROX. WILL BE VERIFIED IN NEAR FUTURE WHEN MORE ADEQUATE CONTROL IS ESTABLISHED. H12061/2009; NOS -- Survey located wreck at 30 13 18.70 N 87 19 22.53 W. Recommend deleting 51 ft wreck and danger curve and adding 61 ft wreck with danger curve. (3/14/12 KSJ)