Unknown Wreck 116479

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
38 53.223 N,76 25.919 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.887044
  • Longitude: -76.431986
Wreck Depth 9.75 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE305SS/87-- OPR-E609-RU/HE-87; UNCHARTED WRECK OF A WOODEN ì SAILBOAT LOCATED WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS NO. 4457 IN LAT. ì 38-53-25.69N, LONG. 76-25-41.66W. 13 FEET OF HULL IS EXPOSED ì ABOVE BOTTOM AND EXTENDS 2 FEET OFF BOTTOM. LD OF 37 FEET MLLW ì (PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE). EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A SUNKEN ì WRECK WITH A LD OF 37 FEET AS SURVEYED (DOES NOT SPECIFY ì DANGEROUS OR NON-DANGEROUS). EXPOSED PART OF ARECK PAINTED A RED ì COLOR AND DID NOT APPEAR DAMAGED. HOWEVER WAS IN MODERATE STATE ì OF DETERIORATION. BOTH HYDROGRAPHER AND EVALUATOR NOTE THAT THIS ì WRECK MAY POSSIBLY BE AWOIS ITEM 4459. BOTH AGREE THAT ADDITIONAL ì FIELD WORK IS REQUIRED TO MAKE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. LORAN-C ì RATES (9960 CHAIN); W=16114.9, X=27580.6, Y=42641.9, Z=58941.6. ì (ENT 5/31/89, SJV) H10691/98-- OPR-E346-AHP; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR 550 METERS ì SW OF CHARTED POSITION. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING 37 WK AND ì CHARTING 32 WK IN LAT. 38-53-13.36N, LONG. 76-25-55.15W. (UP ì 3/31/98, SJV)

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