Celtic And Caperace Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY CL324/86--COE; SUNKEN TUGBOAT AND BARGE EXIST IN PA LAT ì 41-01-47N, LONG 73-24-37W IN APPROX. 60 FT OF WATER; APPROX. ì CLEARANCE 33 FT MLW. LNM15/86--ABOVE INFO PUBLISHED BP129251--COE; SURVEY TO LOCATE WKS; NO CORRECTION MADE TO ì CHARTS FROM THIS SURVEY DUE TO NUMEROUS SOUNDING HOLIDAYS OVER ì WKS (ENT MSM 5/88) FE320SS/88--OPR-B660-RU-88; LOCAL DIVERS INFORMED RUDE THAT ì WRECK IS MARKED BY A SURFACE BUOY; RUDE LOCATED WRECK BY ì POSITIONING HERSELF ALONGSIDE THE BUOY; ECHOSOUNDER INDICATED AN ì OBJECT RISING 40 FT. OFF THE BOTTOM IN 70 FT. OF WATER; SIDE SCAN ì AND DIVER INVESTIGATIONS FOUND A TUG WITH HER STERN RESTING ON ì THE BARGE; LEAST DEPTH OF 32 FT. TAKEN ON A STANCHION ATOP THE ì PILOT HOUSE; NO MASTS, SPARS, OR CRANES PROTRUDED ABOVE THE PILOT ì HOUSE; BOTH WRECKS LAY UPRIGHT; BARGE IS LOADED WITH SCRAP METAL; ì MOST OF THE HATCHES AND ALL REMOVABLE FIXTURES HAVE BEEN ì SCAVENGED BY DIVERS; LAT 41-01-48.49N, LONG 73-24-35.52W; LORAN C ì RATES: 9960-W 15261.7, 9960-X 26798.6, 9960-Y 43989.7, 9960-Z ì 60036.8; HYDROGRAPHER AND EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED ì SYMBOL AND ADDING "32WK CELTIC". (UPDATED MSM 5/90) DESCRIPTION **** TELECON WITH MR CARL BOUTELIER, CHIEF NAVIGATION BRANCH, ì COE WALTHAM MA; 5/31/88; TO THE BEST OF HIS RECOLLECTION ì MR. BOUTILIER BELIEVES THE WKS WERE LOCATED AND DIVED ON; TUG OWNED ì BY MR CARL EKLOF OF EKLOF MARINE CORP 718-442-1112; POSSIBLE ì LITIGATION PENDING. **** TELECON WITH MR CARL EKLOF JR 5/31/88; NO PLANS TO ì SALVAGE TUG; NO FURTHER SURVEY OF WKS SINCE 1986. OPR-B37-TJ-14/H12411: AWOIS item 6805 identified at 41° 01' 48.4" N, 073° 24' 35.3" W in 34.86 ft water depth. ENT. 5/5/2014 CLF