Unknown Wreck 116478

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
38 53.900 N,76 24.085 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.898333
  • Longitude: -76.401419
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE305SS/87-- OPR-E609-RU/HE-87; UNCHARTED WRECKAGE OF LARGE ì WOODEN VESSEL LOCATED WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS ITEM 4458 IN LAT. ì 38-53-54.00N, LONG. 76-24-05.11W. LD (PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE) OF ì 59 FEET MLLW TAKEN ON ENCRUSTED DECK MACHINERY ON BROKEN OFF BOW ì (EXTENDS 5 FEET OFF BOTTOM). CLEARED BY 61 FEET IN ONE DIRECTION ì ONLY BY H-8253WD/60. EVALUATOR CONSIDERS PRESENT SURVEY ADEQUATE ì TO SUPERCEDE PRIOR WIRE DRAG AT POSITION OF WRECKAGE AND ì RECOMMENDS CHARTING A 59-FOOT DEPTH WITH DANGER CURVE AND LABEL ì "WRECKAGE" AS SURVEYED. NO ADDITIONAL FIELD WORK RECOMMENDED. ì LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN); W=16110.6, X=27574.8, Y=42649, ì Z=58950.1 (ENT 5/23/89, SJV) H10691/98-- OPR-E346-AHP; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH. ì ECHO SOUNDER DEPTH IS 3 FEET DEEPER THAN PRIOR SURVEY DEPTH. ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS RETAINING 59-FOOT WRECK IN PRESENT SURVEY ì POSITION OF LAT. 38-53-54.315N, LONG. 76-24-04.650W. (UP 3/31/98, ì SJV)

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