Unknown Wreck 117102

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 58.358 N,73 33.890 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.972633
  • Longitude: -73.564833
Wreck Depth 16.46 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY H5142/31WD--PROJ. NO.64; OBSTR (GROUNDING), HUNG 41FT (CHARTED AS CLEARED ì 40FT), SCALED IN LAT 40-58-18N, LONG 73-33-55W; ACTUAL SOUNDING OF 54 FT. FE319SS/88--OPR-B660-HE-88; 400% SIDE SCAN SONAR COVERAGE FOR ì 200M SEARCH RADIUS; ITEM LOCATED DURING INITIAL 100% COVERAGE; ì DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND REMAINS OF OLD WOODEN WRECK IN LAT ì 40-58-21.48N, LONG 73-33-53.40W (NAD83); WRECK'S BOILER AND ì ANOTHER LARGE STEEL OBJECT PROTRUDED ABOVE THE BOTTOM; ALL THAT ì REMAINED OF THE WRECK WERE THE TWO METAL HULKS AND PORTIONS OF A ì SEVERELY DETERIORATED WOODEN HULL PARTIALLY SUNKEN INTO THE ì BOTTOM; LEAST DEPTH OF 54 FT. ON THE BOILER; BECAUSE WRECK ì PROTRUDES ONLY 4 FT. OFF THE SURROUNDING BOTTOM, THE CONTACT ì POSES NO HAZARD TO NAVIGATION; HYDROGRAPHER AND EVALUATOR ì RECOMMEND DELETING CHARTED OBSTRUCTION SYMBOL AND ADDING A ì NONDANGEROUS WRECK WITH 54 FT. DEPTH; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W ì 15326.6, 9960-X 26867.5, 9960-Y 43973.7. (UPDATED MSM 10/89) H10540/94-- OPR-B285-AHP; WRECK LOCATED BUT EVALUATOR STATES THAT ITEM WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED. RECOMMENDS RETAINING AS CHARTED. (UP 11/30/04, SJV)

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