Unknown Wreck 117487

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 56.356 N,73 38.531 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.939272
  • Longitude: -73.642183
Wreck Depth 17.98 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE318SS/88--OPR-B660-HE-88; WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS ITEM ì 6490, A CONTACT (#4) WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIDE SCAN SONARGRAMS IN LAT ì 40-56-21.376N, LONG 73-38-31.683W; DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE ì REMAINS OF A SMALL WOOD AND FIBERGLASS SPORT BOAT RESTING UPRIGHT ì ON A MUDDY BOTTOM; WRECK APPEARS TO BE RELATIVELY RECENT AND IS ì IN GOOD CONDITION; RISES 4 FT. OFF THE BOTTOM IN DEPTHS OF ABOUT ì 60 FT.;LEAST DEPTH OF 56 FT. TAKEN OVER THE STEERING ì STAND; HYDROGRAPHER AND EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A ì NONDANGEROUS WRECK IN SURVEY POSITION. (ENTERED MSM 1/90) H10612/95-- OPR-B389-CN; "SMALL WRECK" LOCATED BY MULTIBEAM ì ECHO SOUNDER IN LAT. 40-56-21.38N, LONG. 73-38-31.86W. DEPTH OF ì 18.0 METERS (59 FEET). LIES 4 METERS (13 FEET), 280 DEG. FROM ì AWOIS POSITION. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED 56 WK TO 59 ì WK AS SURVEYED AND RETAIN BLUE TINT AND DANGER CIRCLE. (UP ì 7/25/97, SJV)

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