Unknown Wreck 116512

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
38 43.950 N,76 24.427 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 38.732497
  • Longitude: -76.407119
Wreck Depth 10.97 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY LNM35/72-- 42-FOOT VESSEL SUNK IN 40 FEET IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 38-44-08N, LONG. 76-24-30W. BP93325/74-- NOS, OPR-512-74-AHP (BOAT SHEET NO. 5); WRECK NOT FOUND, ED ADDED. FE306/87SS; OPR-E609-RU/HE-87-- SUNKEN VESSEL MEASURING 42 FEET 4 INCHES X 13 FEET FOUND BY SIDE SCAN SONAR, CAPSIZED WITH THE STERN PARTIALLY BURIED IN LAT. 38-43-56.85N, LONG. 76-24-25.81W. LD OF 34.6 FEET DETERMINED BY DIVER'S PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE. WRECK ASCERTAINED TO BE IN EARLY STAGES OF DETERIORATION WITH SOME HULL PLANKING MISSING. RECOMMEND THAT THE 34-FOOT DEPTH LABELED WK SURROUNDED BY DANGER CURVE BE CHARTED. LORAN-C RATES: 9960-CHAIN, 16100.2W, 24596.6X, 118379.2Y (SIC), 58898.3Z. (UP 3/89, GM) H10823/98-- OPR-E346-AHP; (BAY HYDROGRAPHER) ITEM INVESTIGATED WITH 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR AND DEVELOPED WITH SHALLOW-WATER MULTIBEAM. ITEM LOCATED IN LAT. 38-43-56.99N, LONG. 76-24-25.63W. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED 36- FOOT WRECK AND CHARTING A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK WITH A LD OF 36 FEET (11 METERS) AS SURVEYED. (UP 8/30/99, SJV)

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