Unknown Wreck 116427

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
38 48.562 N,76 22.748 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.809364
  • Longitude: -76.379133
Wreck Depth 12.19 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL1680/97-- DANGER TO NAVIGATION LETTER DATED 12/10/97 FROM ì AHP (ILLG) TO CGD5. WHILE CONDUCTING A HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY IN THE ì UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY (OPR-E346-AHP) AN UNCHARTED WRECK WAS ì LOCATED IN LAT. 38-48-33.71N, LONG. 76-22-44.88W. ECHO SOUNDER ì DEPTH OF 40 FEET AT MLLW (PREDICTED TIDES). LNM51/97-- ADD WRECK WITH 40-FOOT DEPTH IN LAT. 38-48-33.70N, ì LONG. 76-22-44.90W. (ENT 2/26/98, SJV) H10752/98-- OPR-E346-BH; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH AND ECHO ì SOUNDER SEARCH WITH 10-METER LINE SPACING. WRECK LOCATED IN LAT. ì 38-48-33.71N, LONG. 76-48-33.71W, ECHO SOUNDER LD OF 11.4 METERS ì (37 FEET). EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED DANGEROUS SUNKEN ì WRECK 40 FT (REP 1997) TO 37 FEET AND DELETING (REP 1997). ì EXTENDS 3.2 METERS OFF THE BOTTOM. FURTHER WORK AND DIVE OPS ì RECOMMENDED. (UP 10/14/98, SJV)

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