City Of Hartford Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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City of hartford Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
40 56.600 N,73 41.083 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Name | CITY OF HARTFORD |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
40 56.600 N,73 41.083 W
City Of Hartford on Wreck Map
City Of Hartford Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
HISTORY H10559/94-- OPR-B285-AHP; AREA OF SEARCH IS ROCKY AND FOUL. ES INVESTIGATION NEGATIVE. CONTACT WITH THE GREENWICH, CT POLICE DEPT. REVEALED THAT RICHARD TARACKA HAD RETIRED AND MOVED TO FLORIDA AND COULD NOT BE REACHED. OFFICER JEFFERY CALDWELL,A MEMBER OF THE POLICE DIVE TEAM, WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WRECK. CONTACT WAS THEN MADE WITH LOCAL DIVER AND INSTRUCTOR LADA SIMEK, 57 SOUTH HIGHLAND AVE. OSSINING, NY 10562. MR. SIMEK INDICATED THE WRECK WAS LOCATED IN LAT. 40-56-36N, LONG. 73-41-05W. AN ES INVESTIGATION IN THIS AREA WAS NEGATIVE WITH THE SAME BOTTOM CONDITIONS HAMPERING THE SEARCH. MR. SIMEK ALSO NOTED THAT THE "CITY OF HARTFORD" AND "CAPITOL CITY" (AWOIS 7696) ARE THE SAME VESSEL. NAME CHANGE OCCURED AFTER A REFURBISHMENT. VESSEL SANK IN APRIL 1888. 205 FEET LONG AND CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD. MR. SIMEK ALSO INDICATED THAT THE WRECK IS PARTIALLY BURIED UNDER THE ROCK JETTY AT PARSONAGE POINT. IN APPROX. 16 TO 18 FEET OF WATER WITH WOODEN BEAMS EXTENDING UPWARD .5 TO 1.0 FEET OFF THE BOTTOM. HYDROGRAPHER FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF WRECK. LD OF 5 FEET FROM MR. SIMEK. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS NO CHARTING ACTION. WRECK IS NOT PRESENTLY CHARTED AND POSITION FALLS INSIDE FOUL LIMITS. (UP 11/18/04, SJV) DESCRIPTION 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO 203-622-8020; 9960-X 26922.6, ì 9960-Y 43968.8; IDENTIFIED AS CITY OF HARTFORD; LAT 40-56-42.79N, ì LONG 73-41-04.04W (COMPUTED FROM LORAN RATES). (ENTERED MSM 4/90)