Unknown Wreck 117123

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
41 7.492 N,73 2.161 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 41.124861
  • Longitude: -73.036022
Wreck Depth 14.63 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY H9008/68--SP-AMC-11-68, OPR-474; 48 FT. OBSTRUCTION LOCATED BY ì FATHOMETER IN LAT 41-07-28.9N, LONG 73-02-10.8W; APPEARS TO BE A WRECK, ì REVIEWER RECOMMENDS WD. FE340SS/89--OPR-B660-HE; SIDE SCAN, FATHOMETER, AND DIVER ì INVEST. LOCATED A LARGE STEEL SHIP, POSSIBLY A GRAVEL BARGE, WITH ì TWO LARGE SPOOLS ON TOP. WRECK WAS BADLY DETERIORATED AND ì WAS 10 FT OFF THE BOTTOM AT PLACES. DIVER LEAST DEPTH ON WRECK WAS ì 48.2FT (14.6M) MLLW IN POS. LAT.41-07-29.83N, LONG.073-02-08.54W ì (NAD 83). LORAN C RATES: CHAIN 9960, W-15106.5, X-26621.3, ì Y-44001.4, Z-60073.2. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS TO REMOVE CHARTED ì OBSTRUCTION AND ADD A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK AS INVESTIGATED. ì (UPDATED 8/92 MCR) H11044/01-- OPR-B340-RU; SIDE SCAN SONAR LOCATED LARGE CONTACT. SWMB LD OF 48 FEET (14.64 METERS) LOCATED IN LAT. 41/07/29.50N, LONG. 73/02/09.68W. DIVERS DESCRIBE A SUNKEN METAL BARGE LOADED WITH COAL. APPROX. 30 METERS LONG WITH AN E-W ORIENTATION, RISING ROUGHLY 3 METERS OFF THE BOTTOM. DIVERS OBTAINED A LD (PNEUMO) AT THE TOP OF THE COAL PILE WHICH WAS I FOOT DEEPER THAN THE SWMB VALUE. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REMOVIING THE PRESENTLY CHARTED 48 WK AND CHARTING A 48 WK WITH DANGER CIRCLE AS SURVEYED. (UP 2/9/04, SJV)

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