Unknown Wreck 116515

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03673 HISTORY NM48/57--197 FOOT LSM TYPE VESSEL COVERED 45 FEET IN 63 FEET, 2.2 MILES 1 DEG FROM SMITH POINT LIGHT. MARKED BY TWO 5 GALLON CANS. WRECK IN APPROX. POS. LAT. 37-55-00N, LONG. 76-11-00W. CL1959/78--MAR, JUNE, 1978; OPR-E609-RU/HE-78; ITEM 4; WRECK LOCATED DURING RECON. HYDRO. AND SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH. HUNG AT 46 FT. CLEARED 44 FT (PREDICTED TIDES).DIVERS LD 48 FT. WRECK IS STEEL BARGE APPROX. 205 FT. LONG, WITH AN OPEN CENTER WELL, ON AN EVEN KEEL AND ORIENTED ENE. LAT. 37-55.19N, LONG. 76-11.22W. HYDRO. RECOMMENDS CHARTING 44 FT. CLEARED DEPTH OVER WRECK. FE222/78WD--SEE CHART LETTER ABOVE. UNVERIFIED FE AS OF 1/4/85. NM8/79--REVISE WRECK PUB. IN NM48/57 TO WRECK WITH SWEPT DEPTH OF 44 FT. IN POS. LAT. 37-55.2N, LONG. 76-11.2W. MAR--11/85, OPR-E609-RU/HE-85; WK FOUND IN LAT 37-55-12.7N, LONG 76-11-11.94W WITH LEAST DEPTH OF 48.9 FT, CORRECTED FOR PREDICTED TIDES; HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDS REVISING CHART ACCORDINGLY. (UPDATED MSM 3/86) FE275/85SS--(OPR-E609-RU/HE-85); WRECK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR IN POSITION LAT. 37-55-12.48N, LONG. 76-11-11.74. DEPTH OVER WRECK BY PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE IS 49 FEET. THIS POSITION IS 48 METERS EAST OF THAT GIVEN IN FE-222/78WD. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED SYMBOL TO A DANGEROUS WRECK, COVERED 49 FEET IN PRESENT SURVEY POSITION. DESCRIPTION **** TELECON, M. HICKSON (MOA2321) AND S. VERRY (N/CG241) 1/4/85; CLEARANCE DEPTH OF 44 FT UNVERIFIED. SHOULD BE CHARTED AS REPORTED CLEARANCE. FE222/78WD WILL NOT BE PROSESSED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WRECK IS A BARGE OWNED BY THE C.G. WILLIS CO. ITEM IS CONSIDERED COMPLETE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOT RECOMMENDED BY MOA2321 SURVEY REQUIREMENTS FULL--VERIFY OR DISPROVE THROUGH 400% SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH OF WIRE SWEEP INVESTIGATION, 250 METER MIN RADIUS. LD REQUIRED IF FOUND. NOT ASSIGNED