Unknown Wreck 117029

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
41 24.606 N,70 57.669 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 41.410106
  • Longitude: -70.961144
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SEARCH NOT REQUIRED IN DEPTHS SHALLOWER THAN 18 FEET. HISTORY NM23/52--A 110 FT. STEEL BARGE HAS BEEN GROUNDED ON SOW AND ì PIGS REEF IN PA LAT 41-24-30N, LONG 70-57-18W FOR USE AS A NAVAL ì AIRCRAFT BOMBING TARGET. NM25/52--U.S. NAVY ADVISES THAT BOMBING TARGET HAS SUNK IN PA ì LAT 41-24-30N, LONG 70-57-18W AND IS SUBMERGED AT HIGH WATER; ì WRECK IS NOW OUTSIDE THE RESTRICTED AREA AND WILL NO LONGER BE ì USED AS A TARGET. NM37/52--U.S. NAVY ADVISES THAT THE 110-FT. STEEL BARGE, ì FORMERLY USED AS A BOMBING TARGET ON SOW AND PIGS REEF, HAS BEEN ì REMOVED AND SUNK IN 60 FEET OF WATER IN PA LAT 41-24-36N, LONG ì 70-57-42W; THE HULK HAS BEEN BROKEN UP INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS AND ì THERE IS A REPORTED DEPTH OF 14 FT. OVER THE LARGEST. (ENTERED ì MSM 3/89). (DEPTHS OF 60FT IN THE GIVEN GP ARE NOT IN HARMONY ì WITH SURVEY DEPTHS OF H9645). H9645/76--UNREVIEWED; CHARTED SUNKEN BARGE WITH REPORTED ì LEAST DEPTH OF 14FT NEITHER PROVED NOR DISPROVED. HYDRO ì RECOMMENDS RETENTION OF WK AND REPORTED DEPTH ON CHART. DEPTHS OF ì 41-45FT EXIST IN VICINITY ON THE PRESENT SURVEY. (ENT 10/89 GM) ì (UPDATED 10/91 RWD)

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