George P. Hudson Wreck

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS COMBINE THIS SEARCH WITH AWOIS ITEM 3983. HISTORY LHNM30/14(7/29/14)--GEORGE P. HUDSON WK GAS AND BELL BUOY ESTABLISHED IN 18FMS OF WATER, ABOUT 135YDS 278DEG FROM WK, SUNK ABOUT 6 MILES 76.5DEG. FROM POLLOCK RIP SLUE LIGHT VESSEL (LIGHT VESSEL POS. LAT 41-36-40N, LONG 69-53-47W). THE HUDSON WK BUOY POS. GIVEN IN LAT 41-38-00N, LONG 69-46-05W(NAD27). CL376/14--USCG LTR; GEORGE P. HUDSON (SCHOONER) SUNK IN LAT 41-38N, LONG 69-45-05W, CG CAPT REPORTS THAT HE REMOVED THE OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION CAUSED BY THE WRECK TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 24FT OVER THE STUMP OF THE SPANKER MAST. (THIS LONGITUDE OF 69-45-05W IS PROBABLY A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR AND SHOULD BE 69-46-05W AS GIVEN IN THE LHNM ABOVE. THIS WAS CHECKED BY BEARING AND DISTANCE FROM THE POLLOCK RIP SLUE LIGHT VESSEL.) LHNM29/15(7/16/15)--GEORGE P. HUDSON WK GAS AND BELL&BUOY HS TO BE DISCONTINUED ABOUT JULY 21, 1915. CL371/15--US ENGR.OFFICE; 65FT LEAST DEPTH REPORTED AFTER REMOVAL OF THE WK OF THE GEORGE P. HUDSON BY THE LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR, BOSTON, MASS. 10FM SHOAL THEN CHARTED. CHART 13246(1208)--1920 EDITION SHOWED A 10FM DEPTH, THE 1921 EDITION SHOWED A 60FT DEPTH WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN 65FT WK PA. H5276/32--10FM SHOAL NOT INVESTIGATED, 10FM SNDG WAS CARRIED FORWARD FROM CL371/15 IN LAT 41-38N. LONG 069-45-05W. (THE 10FM SOUNDING CARRIED FORWARD TO THIS SURVEY IS IN ERROR, FIRST THE REPORTING POSITION IN CL376/14 IS ONE MINUTE OFF IN LONGITUDE, THIS ALSO IS A COAST GUARD DOCUMENT, WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON A USC&GS SMOOTH SHEET. SURVEY DOCUMENTATION HAD NOT BEEN SUBMITTED EITHER. SECONDLY THE DEPTH SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO 65FT.) BP55025--BOATSHEET H8350/56; "ED" CHARTED AT SHOAL SNDG. H8350/56--WRECK WAS DEVELOPED 2500M N/S BY 1000M E/W, HOWEVER LINESPACING WAS INADEQUATE FOR DISPROVAL. REVIEW INDICATES THAT AREA OF DEVELOPMENT WAS OUTSIDE THE AREA TO BE INVESTIGATED. (THE REVIEWER WAS EVALUATING THE POSITION GIVEN IN CL376/14. HOWEVER THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE APPRORIATE POSITION.) THE REVIEWER RECOMMANDS THAT THE 60FT DEPTH (SHOULD BE 65FT) BE RETAINED ON THE CHARTS UNTIL CONCLUSIVELY DISPROVED BY WIRE DRAG OR OTHER MEANS, AND THAT WRECK PA BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE PRESENT ED. (ENTERED 5/85) (UPDATED 7/92 RWD) H10191/85--OPR-B118-MI-85; 10FM WK NOT ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATED BY ECHOSOUNDER OR SSS. A MAJOR PORTION OF THE SEARCH AREA CONTAINED NUMEROUS FISHING NETS, LINES, AND FLOATS WHICH PREVENTED SSS OPERATIONS. TWO ADDITIONAL OBSTRUCTIONS AND BOULDERS WERE FOUND, THE OBSTR HAVE BEEN LOGGED AS AWOIS ITEMS 4528 AND 4529. RECOMMENDS RETAIN CHARTED INFORMATION (UPDATED 3/87 RWD) DESCRIPTION 219 PICTURE SHOWS THE GEORGE P. HUDSON TO BE A 5 MASTED SCHOONER (PAGE 60).