Ely Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Ely Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
47 0.712 N,91 40.703 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 47.011864
  • Longitude: -91.678383
Name ELY
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SOURCE UNKNOWN-- VISIBLE PILE, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CHARTED IN ERROR. FIRST APPEARED ON THE 17TH ED OF CHART 14966 IN 1976. BP105637--PHOTO REVISION; (MAY 1978 PHOTOS) AT 1:10,000 NOT SHOWN. H10153/84-85--OPR-Z137-OP-84; ELY (THREE MASTED SCHOONER), A LEAST DEPTH OF 5FT WAS DETERMINED ON A BIT. THE WK APPROX 200FT LONG IS DOVE ON REGULARLY BY LOCAL DIVERS. THE BOW AND STERN ARE IN LAT 47-00-42.95N, LONG 91-40-41.55W, AND LAT 47-00-42.03N, LONG 91-40-38.70W, RESPECTIVELY. ADDITIONAL WRECKAGE OF THE ELY LIES APPROX 50M NE IN LAT 47-00-43.72N, LONG 91-40-43.56W,AND UNCOVERS 2FT. THE CHARTED PILES HAVE BEEN DISPROVED. CHART PRESENT SURVEY DATA. (UP 10/88 RWD). IT IS UNCLEAR WHY CURRENTLY CHARTED POSITION OF WRECK IS SLIGHTLY SOUTHWEST OF POSITION AS DETERMINED DURING H-10513 AND CONVERTED TO NAD83. F00499-- 2004; SUBMERGED WRECK CONFIRMED USING VBES. RETAINED AS CHARTED. (UPDATED CEH 5/06)

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