Unknown Wreck 116310

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
37 3.224 N,76 34.810 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 37.053728
  • Longitude: -76.580172
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

NM16/50--4/22/50; A BARGE IS REPORTED SUNK APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET INSIDE OF JAMES RIVER BUOY 12 WITH THE DECK APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET ABOVE WATER. THE BARGE IS REPORTED TO BE MARKED WITH LANTERNS. APPROXIMATE POSITION OF JAMES RIVER BUOY 12: 37/03/12N, 076/34/45W (NAD27) LNM49/64--CGD5, 11/12/64; THE WRECK AT 37/03/14N, 076/34/48W (NAD27) AS SHOWN ON C&GS CHART 529 IN THE VICINITY OF JAMES RIVER CHANNEL BUOY 12 WAS RECENTLY INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE ITS PRESENT STATUS. NO TRACE OF THE WRECK COULD BE FOUND ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF ITS CHARTED POSITION. (ENTERED 2/02 BY MBH)

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