Vamar Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY NM13/42--VESSEL REPORTED SUNK AT SOUTHERN END OF BELL SHOAL IN APPROXIMATELY LATITUDE 29-54N, LONGITUDE 85-27W. NM15/43--BELL SHOAL WRECK LIGHTED BUOY 2 ESTABLISHED IN 24 FT OF WATER, MARKING SUNKEN WRECK. BUOY LOCATED IN (APPROX) LATITUDE 29-53-57N, LONGITUDE 85-27-50W. BUOY BEARS 180 DEG 100 YDS FROM WRECK. CL347/58--(NAVY WRECK LIST) NO. 522, CARGO, 598 GT SUNK 3/21/42 BY MARINE CASUALTY, LOCATED 1943 AND BUOY ESTABLISHED 29-53-57N, 85-27-50W. CL1521/78--(USPS) WRECK LOCATED BY HAND BEARING COMPASS (4 BEARINGS TAKEN) IN LATITUDE 29-54-00N, LONGITUDE 85-27-54W. WRECK DIVED ON. DESCRIBED AS OLD LUMBER SHIP AND IS A FISH HAVEN AND POPULAR DIVE LOCATION. LNM50/78--PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO CL1521/78. DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK PA IN LAT.29-54-01N, LONG. 85-27-51W. H10069/82-83--OPR-J247-HSB-81; WK WAS LOCATED BY FATHOMETER SEARCH ABOUT 930 M SW OF CHARTED POSITION; LIES NE-SW; BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES; LEADLINE LEAST DEPTH OF 16 FT; FOUND AT LAT 29-53-32.2N, LONG 85-27-59.7W; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED WK AND CHARTING NEW WK ACCORDING TO SURVEY; OBSTRUCTION FOUND APPROX. 150M SE OF CHARTED WK (SEE AWOIS ITEM 3055). (UPDATED MSM 11/86) DESCRIPTION 27 NO.478; CARGO, 598 GT, SUNK 1942. ESTABLISHED IN 24 FT AT APPROX. POS. LAT.29-53-57N, LONG.85-27-50W. **** TELECON W/USCG 8TH DISTRICT ON 5/20/83 REPORTS FINDING A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WK ON 3/25/83. VESSEL APPEARS TO BE BROKEN IN SEVERAL PIECES WITH A LD OF 15 FT. POSITION OBTAINED BY DEL NORTE SHORT RANGE SYSTEM BY HYDROGRAPHIC FIELD PARTY. (H10069/82-83) SURVEY REQUIREMENTS NOT ASSIGNED