Unknown Wreck 117501

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
41 36.793 N,71 20.398 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 41.613225
  • Longitude: -71.339964
Wreck Depth 6.4 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM25/61--6/24/61; A 5 PONTOON BARGE IS REPORTED SUNK IN 22 FT ì OF WATER WITH 14 FT OF WATER OVER IT ON WEST SIDE OF PRUDENCE ì ISLAND IN PA LAT 41-36-47N, LONG 71-20-25W (NAD27). H6859/62-63AD.WK.--A WIRE DRAG SURVEY CONDUCTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE ì OBSTRUCTION IN LAT 41-36-47N, LONG 71-20-25W; IN 1962 SEASON, ì THERE WAS A DOUBLE HANG NEAR REPORTED POSITION OF OBSTRUCTION WITH AN ì EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 17 FT; DIVER DEPTHS OF 11 AND 14 FT; BOTH ì HANGS WERE REPORTED TO BE PIECES OF ANGLE IRON PROTRUDING FROM A ì SUBMERGED BARGE; SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED TO EFFECTIVE DEPTHS OF 8 ì AND 10 FT; REVIEWER RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED SYMBOL AND ì ADDING 8 AND 10 CLEARED WRECKS; IN LAT 41-36-48.5N, LONG ì 71-20-27.4W, AND 41-36-47.9N, LONG 71-20-22.8W (SCALED FROM A&D ì SHEET IN NAD27). (ENTERED MSD 1/91) FE360SS/91--OPR-B660-RU; WRECK LOCATED IN POS. LAT.41-36-47.61, ì LONG.71-20-23.87W WITH A DIVER LEAST DEPTH OF 6.5M (21FT). WRECK ì IS A STEEL AND BARGE-LIKE, LYING FLAT ON BOTTOM. EVALUATOR ì RECOMMENDS TO CHART THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PART OF THIS WRECKAGE ì (INCLUDES AWOIS 7899) FOUND IN POS. LAT.41-36-48.26N, ì LONG.71-20-20.98W WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 3.7M (12FT). (UPDATED 7/94 MCR) H11988-- OPR-B301-NRT5-08; Area was covered with 200% SSS and 100% MBES. Hydrographer recommends remain as charted.

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