B.b. 14 Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
B.b. 14 Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
40 27.247 N,73 54.243 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 19.2 m |
| Name | B.B. 14 |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
40 27.247 N,73 54.243 W
B.b. 14 on Wreck Map
B.b. 14 Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Breyman Bros No 14 Wreck 195.5 M
- Dewitt Clinton Wreck 445.1 M
- Derrick Wreck 445.1 M
- Unknown Wreck 117139 859.9 M
- Unknown Wreck 108362 1363.8 M
- Unknown Wreck 117142 1364.1 M
- Great Lakes No 81 Wreck 1544.1 M
- Unknown Wreck 117210 1644 M
- Tampa Iii Wreck 1827.8 M
- Unknown Wreck 115342 2012.9 M
General Comments
NM9/25--MUDSCOW B.B. 14 WRECK GAS BUOY ESTABLISHED IN 12.5 FATHOMS ì 75 YDS. SSE OF WRECK WHICH IS PARTLY AWASH. LOCATED IN APPROX. POS. ì LAT. 40-27-15N, LONG. 73-54-10W. NM10/25--WRECK BUOY DISCONTINUED. WRECK DISAPPEARED. CL776/50--SPECIAL REPORT ON WRECK OF DUMP SCOW B.B. 14. WRECK IS ITEM NO. 4 ì OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJECT CS-326, DATED 26 JULY, 1950. ì COE, NEW YORK STATED THAT DUMP SCOW B.B. 14 SANK IN 1925 IN LAT. 40-27-15N, ì LONG. 73-54-20W. POSITION DOUBTFUL. AREA COVERED BY WIRE DRAG SET AT ì EFFECTIVE DEPTHS FROM 41 TO 55 FEET. NO OBSTRUCTIONS FOUND, BUT AREA IS ì CONSIDERABLY SHOALER THAN CHARTED DEPTHS, PROBABLY THE RESULT OF DUMPING ì OPERATIONS. SOUNDING OF 44 FT. OBTAINED IN LAT. 40-28-19.8N, ì LONG. 73-54-30.0N. CLEARED BY 42.0 FT, SOUNDINGS OF 42 TO 46 FT. OBTAINED ì IN LAT. 40-26-42.0W, LONG. 73-54-48.0W. CLEARED BY 41 FT. DEPTHS BASED ì ON PREDICTED TIDES. FE101/51--(FE 10/51WD)--CS-326; NO OBSTRUCTIONS FOUND, HOWEVER SEVERAL ì BOTTOM HANGS OBTAINED IN VICINITY OF ITEM NO. 4 IN LAT. 40-27-15N, ì LONG. 73-54-20W; CLEARED 40.0 FT. H10224/86-87--OPR-C121-WH-86-87; MAIN SCHEME HYDROGRAPHY AND ì SIDE SCAN SONAR INVESTIGATION REVEALED 5 CONTACTS IN CLOSE ì PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER; CONTACTS INTERPRETED TO BE A WRECK; ì DIVER INVESTIGATION IN 1987 FOUND SEVERAL PINNACLES OF WOOD AND ì CORRODED METAL PROTRUDING 3-5 FT ABOVE THE BOTTOM; ALSO, A METAL ì STRUCTURE 5 FT TALL WITH A 5 FT BASE, A 20 FT LONG WOODEN BEAM ì WITH 1 FT PEGS LYING IN A EAST-WEST DIRECTION ON THE BOTTOM AND ì THREE 4-5 FT TALL METAL PILINGS; PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST ì DEPTH OF 63FT TAKEN ON ONE OF THE PILINGS IN LAT 40-27-14.42N, LONG ì 73-54-16.11W (NAD27); NO EVIDENCE OF 44 FT SOUNDING; HYDROGRAPHER ì AND EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTED SYMBOL BE DELETED AND CHART 63 ì OBSTR (WRECKAGE) IN SURVEY POSITION. (UPDATED MSD 4/91) H11916 - OPR-B310-TJ-08, No sign of charted wreck in the data set, this was the very western edge of the current survey and more data should be collected to the west before determination is made regarding this item. (12/31/08, PTT). DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 605; BARGE; SUNK 1925 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN ì 1 MILE; REPORTED THRU HO CHART RECORDS IN 1950; WD CLEARED TO 40 FT IN ì 1950