Unknown Wreck 117049

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 50.227 N,73 46.736 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.837119
  • Longitude: -73.778928
Wreck Depth 15.54 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE293/86SS--OPR-B660-RU-86; SSS CONTACT HAVING THE APPEARANCE OF A ì SUNKEN WK FOUND IN PA LAT 40-50-13.5N, LONG 73-46-45.5W (+-50M); ì UNIDENTIFIED AND UNINVESTIGATED; SSS ACOUSTIC IMAGE IS GOOD BUT NOT ì CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE A RELIABLE TARGET HEIGHT; EVALUATOR ì RECOMMENDS CHARTING A SUBM DANG WK PA AT COMPUTED POSITION ì PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE LEAST DEPTH AND ì ACCURATE POSITION. (ENTERED MSM 4/88) FE316SS/88--OPR-B660-RU/HE-88; SUNKEN WRECK WAS LOCATED IN LAT ì 40-50-13.6N, LONG 73-46-44.2W (NAD83); FATHOMETER LEAST DEPTH OF 48 FT.; ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED RELOCATING CHARTED WRECK TO PRESENT SURVEY ì AND CHARTING AS 48 WK. (UPDATED MSM 6/89) H10625/96-- OPR-B389-CN; WRECK LOCATED BY SWMB SONAR. LD OF 15.5 METERS (51 FEET) IN LAT. 40-50.22716N, LONG. 73-46.73560W. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED 48WK AND CHARTING A 51WK AS SURVEYED. ALSO RECOMMENDS ADDING A DANGER CURVE AND BLUE TINT. (UP 10/01/02, SJV)

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