Unknown Wreck 116002

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
33 48.760 N,77 57.732 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 33.812675
  • Longitude: -77.962208
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

CL294/47--CPR; SHEET A, ITEM 2; CHARTED AS DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK, PD. CL93/55--REFERENCE CL866/56--CGS-SPECIAL WRECK REPORT; THIS WRECK IN LAT 33-48-45N, LONG 77-57-45W(NAD27) HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY LOCAL FISHERMAN FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS. THEY BELIEVE THE WRECK HAS MOVED OR SANDED OVER. THE WRECK WAS NOT SEARCHED FOR BY THE HYDROGRAPHIC PARTY DUE TO THE HEAVY BREAKERS IN THE AREA. FISHERMAN REPORT A SMALL SUNKEN WRECK (REFER TO AWOIS ITEM 9680) IS THE WRECK IN QUESTION, AND THAT IT MOVED BY HEAVY SEAS AND CURRENTS CAUSED BY HURRICANES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE AREA IN THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO RETAIN THE CHARTED WRECK AND ADD ANOTHER (AS AWOIS ITEM 9680). H9323/73-74--UNREVIEWED-REFERENCE. (UPDATED 3/96 RWD) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.668; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; REPORTED THROUGH CGS SURVEY, DATED 4/47

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