Blackpoint (Bow) Wreck

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS VERIFY THAT WRECK IS STILL IN SAME LOCATION USING SIDE SCAN SONAR. NO LEAST DEPTH IS REQUIRED UNLESS WRECK APPEARS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN DESCRIBED (E.G., WRECK HAS COLLAPSED). CHECK SHADOW HEIGHT. HISTORY NM24/45--WRECK OF A SUNKEN VESSEL HAS BEEN LOCATED IN 96 FT. OF WATER 5910 YARDS 129 DEGREES FROM POINT JUDITH LIGHTHOUSE; WRECK HAS 53 FT OF WATER OVER IT; PA LAT 41-19-46N, LONG 71-25-57W. H7029/48WD--HUNG AT 46 FT CLEARED TO 44 FT (MLW), NO IDENTIFICATION. MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT, 8/13/82--LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN ON 7/20-7/25; DIVERS OBTAIN 65.8 FT LD ON BOW SECTION, POS.41-19-46.642N, 71-25-46.97W. SECTION LIES 320 DEG.(T) KEEL UP. APPEARS STABLE. 90-95 GENERAL AREA DEPTHS. FE241SS/82--OPR-B660-RU/HE-82; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR INVESTIGATION IN TWO SECTIONS; DIVER INVESTIGATION ON BOW SECTION REVEALED LEAST DEPTH AT THE EXTREME END IN LAT 41-19-46.58N, LONG 71-25-47.24W; VESSEL LIES APPROXIMATELY 320 DEGREES T, KEEL UP IN A VERY STABLE POSITION; SEE ITEM 2712 FOR INFO ON STERN SECTION; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A DANGEROUS WRECK IN SURVEY POSITION WITH 66 FT. LD. (UPDATED MSM 6/89) H-10378/91--OPR-B660-RU; WRECK LOCATED AND FOUND TO HAVE A LEAST DEPTH OF 20.5M (67 FT) IN POS. LAT.41-19-47.82N, LONG.71-25-45.36W (NAD 83). THIS WAS THE BOW SECTION OF THE BARGE BLACKPOINT. SEE AWOIS 2712 FOR OTHER SECTION. (UPDATED 1/94 MCR) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.557; 5353 TONS, SUNK 5/5/45 BY SUBM.; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; WD CLEAR TO 44 FT, 5/18/45 (SOURCE UNK); POS.41-19-46N,71-25-54W 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO. 203-622-8007; 9960-W 14453.3, 9960-Y 43940.4. (ENTERED MSM 4/89)