Blackpoint (Stern) Wreck

General Comments

NM24/45--WRECK OF SUNKEN VESSEL HAS BEEN LOCATED IN 96 FT. OF ì WATER 5910 YARDS 129 DEGREES FROM POINT JUDITH LIGHTHOUSE; WRECK ì HAS 53 FT OF WATER OVER IT; LAT 41-19-46N, LONG 71-25-57W. NM26/48--WIRE DRAG EXAMINATION FOUND A CLEAR DEPTH OF 45 FT. ì OVER WRECK CHARTED IN LAT 41-19-48N, LONG 71-25-48W. MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT, 8/13/82--LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN ON 7/20-7/27; ì DIVERS OBTAIN 64.8 FT LD ON AFTER GUN MOUNT OF STERN SECTION AT POS. ì 41-19-33.049N, 71-25-47.480W. SECTION LIES UPRIGHT IN 83-87 FT OF WATER AND ì APPEARS STABLE. BOW SECTION LOCATED AT POS.41-19-46.64N, 71-25-46.97W. CL1200/82--MAR-RU/HE-9-10-82; 65 FT LD, (DIVER). FE241SS/82--OPR-B660-RU/HE-82; SIDE SCAN SONAR INVESTIGATION ì LOCATED WRECK IN TWO SECTIONS; DIVER INVESTIGATION ON STERN ì SECTION REVEALED A LEAST DEPTH OF 64 FT. IN LAT 41-19-32.97N, LONG ì 71-25-47.74W; STERN SECTION WAS CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN THE ì MAIN BOW (HULL) SECTION; LD OBTAINED ON THE AFTER GUN MOUNT; ì STERN OF WRECK IS VERY STABLE; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A ì DANGEROUS WRECK IN SURVEY POSITION WITH 64 FT. LD; FOR INFO ON ì BOW SECTION, SEE ITEM 1874. (UPDATED MSM 6/89) H-10378/91--OPR-B660-RU; STERN SECTION OF THE BLACKPOINT ì LOCATED IN POS. LAT.41-19-33.47N, LONG.71-25-45.33W (NAD 83) WITH ì A DIVER LEAST DEPTH OF 21.1M (69FT). DESCRIPTION 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO. 203-622-8007; 9960-W 14456.2, ì 9960-Y 43938.5. (ENTERED MSM 3/89) H12011/09 -- OPR-B363-TJ-09; Charted non-dangerous wreck investigated with A RESON 7125 SWMB, observed a least depth and position and of: 22.05m, 41-19-33.2 / 071-25-45.3. (PTT 10/18/10)