Unknown Wreck 116517

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		37 56.870 N,76 11.775 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 37.947839
  • Longitude: -76.196247
Wreck Depth 18.04 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM49/58--BUOY ESTABLISHED IN 58 FEET TO MARK WRECK OF 195 FOOT BARGE WHICH LIES SUNK ON A SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST HEADING. BUOY IS APPROX. 50 YARDS, 120 DEG. FROM LAST REPORTED POSITION OF WRECK, COVERED 41 FEET. APPROX. POS. OF BUOY IS LAT. 37-57-03N, LONG. 76-12-02W. NM12/59--BUOY POS. AMENDED, SMITH PT. WRECK LIGHTED BUOY WR13, BLACK, QK FL, LOCATED IN 50 FEET ABOUT 9170 YDS. 346 DEG. FROM SMITH PT. LIGHT TO MARK WRECK OF 195 FT. BARGE SUNK ON A SE-NW HEADING. BUOY IS ABOUT 50 YDS. 300 DEG. FROM WRECK, COVERED 37 FEET. APPROX. POS. OF BUOY LAT. 37-57-11N, LONG. 76-12-22W. BUOY MAINTAINED BY HAMPTON ROADS CARRIERS, INC. NORFOLK, VA. NM10/60--BUOY DISCONTINUED FROM APPROX. POS. LAT. 37-57-11N, LONG. 76-12-25W. DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK, 37 FT. REP. SCALED FROM CHART 12230 (1:80,000) IN APPROX. POS. LAT. 37-57-10N, LONG. 76-12-24W. FE308/87SS--OPR-E609-RU/HE-87; WK LOCATED IN LAT 37-56-52.22N; LONG 76-11-46.49W AND A LEAST DEPTH OF 59.2FT WAS FOUND BY DIVER PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE. SUNKEN BARGE ONLY EXTENDS 6-10 INCHES ABOVE A SILT BOTTOM. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING AS 59FT WK WITH DANGER CURVE AND NOTE "SHOALING REPORTED 1987" BE CHARTED IN VICINITY OF WK. CHARTING DISPOSITION REEVALUATED AS WRECK DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DANGER TO NAVIGATION. DELETE DANGER CURVE ALSO, CHART NOTE "SHOALING TO 60FT REPORTED 1987". LORAN-C RATES: 9960-CHAIN; 27354.4X, 41974.4Y (UPDATE 4/89 LQ)

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