Unknown Wreck 116318

General Comments

LNM36/70-- VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE BAY-CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL-BUOY RELOCATED TO MARK WRECK; CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHT BUOY 7 (LLNO 2681) HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CHANGED TO CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHT BUOY WR7 (LLNO 2681) SHOWING A QUICK FLASHING GREEN LIGHT AND RELOCATED TO LATITUDE 37-01-00N, LONG. 76-03-17W TO MARK THE 100-FOOT DERELICT VESSEL REPORTED SUNK IN POSITION LATITUDE 37-01-00N, LONGITUDE 76-03-18W WITH APPROXIMATELY 32 FEET OF WATER OVER THE WRECK AT MEAN LOW WATER. LNM40/70-- VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE BAY-CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL-WRECK INFORMATION-BUOY RELOCATED; THE 100-FOOT DERELICT VESSEL PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUNK AT POSITION LATITUDE 37-01-00N, LONGITUDE 76-03-18W HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE AT POSITION LATITUDE 37-00-46N, LONGITUDE 76-03-12W. CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHT BUOY 7 (LLNO 2681) PREVIOUSLY TEMPORARILY CHANGED TO CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHT BUOY WR7 (LLNR 2681) AND RELOCATED TO MARK THE WRECK HAS BEEN RELOCATED AT POSITION LATITUDE 37-00-48N, LONGITUDE 76-03-08W. H09255WD/71-72-- OPR-467-R/H-71; ITEM NO. 55; CHARTED DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK (31 FEET REP) SOURCE IS LNM36/70, ABOVE. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REMOVING WRECK FROM CHART. CITES LNM6/73 (SEE BELOW) AS SOURCE FOR REMOVAL. DATA FOR THIS ITEM NOT PROCESSED. LNM6/73-- VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE BAY-CHESAPEAKE BAY CHANNEL-AID CHANGED; A. CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY WR7 (LLNO 2681) HAS BEEN RENAMED CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 7 (LLNO 2681) . CHANGED TO SHOW A FLASHING WHITE LIGHT EVERY 4 SECONDS WITH A NOMINAL RANGE OF 6 NM AND RELOCATED IN 51 FEET OF WATER AT LATITUDE 37-01-12.6N, LONGITUDE 76-03-07.2W. THE WRECK CHARTED AT 37-00-48 (46)N, 76-03-10.5(12)W HAS BEEN REMOVED. H10952/00-- OPR-E350-RU; UNCHARTED SUBMERGED WRECK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. TWO DIVES CONDUCTED. WRECKAGE CONSISTED OF TWO LARGE METAL BOXES, WOODEN REMAINS OF A SHIP, AND A METAL 3-4 INCH DIA. POLE PROTRUDING OUT OF A SAND BOTTOM. LD OBTAINED ON POLE OF 40 FEET IN LAT. 37-00-47.4N, LONG. 76-03-09.2W. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A 40 WK AS SURVEYED. SEE AWOIS NO. 909. (ENT 11/7/00, SJV) H11205/2006 Survey Position: 37° 00' 47.7" N, 076° 03' 09.5" W Least Depth: 12.63 m (= 41.45 ft = 6.908 fm = 6 fm 5.45 ft) TPU (±1.96s): THU (TPEh) ±7.861 m ; TVU (TPEv) ±0.267 m Timestamp: 2006-290.16:37:40.843 (10/17/2006) Survey Line: h11205 / ru_mb_2006 / 2006-290 / 894_1637 Remarks: AWOIS # 10792. Confirmed SSS hit, position confirmed. Least depth determined by MB. Hydrographer Recommendations Replace dangerous Wk, least depth 40 feet with dangerous Wk, least depth, 41 feet, based on verified tides at surveyed position. Updated 2 October 2008 JCM