Georgia Wreck

General Comments

HISTORY NM20/68(2886)-- BUOY ESTABLISHED IN 32 FEET, ABOUT 200 YARDS, 320 DEGS. FROM FORT OGLETHORPE LIGHT 48 (32-04-55N, 81-03-15W. BUOY WAS ABOUT 5 YARDS, 180 DEGS. FROM WRECK. NM23/68(3481)-- SAME AS NM20/68 EXCEPT FORT OGLETHORPE LIGHT IS CALLED 49 AT POS. 32-04-55N, 81-02-15W). LNM11/82-- COE HAS DETERMINED REMAINS OF WRECK TO BE WELL UNDER PRISM OF CHANNEL AND NO LONGER A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION; CONFEDERATE VESSEL. LNM13/82-- SEE LNM11/82. LNM15/82-- SEE LNM11/82. LNM16/82-- BUOY WR52A WILL BE DISCONTINUED. LNM17/82-- BUOY WR52A DISCONTINUED. BP116738-- COE; SURVEY 2/82 NOT CONCLUSIVE. APPENDED NOTE TO BP STATED THAT COE HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS TWO FEET OF MUD OVER WRECK, MINIMUM OF 22 FEET OVER WRECK. COE STATED THAT VESSELS WILL GROUND OUT BEFORE HITTING WRECK, THEREFORE THIS IS A NON-DANGEROUS WRECK. MCD TO REVISE SYMBOL. D-69/82-83-- OPR-G463-HSB; NOT INVESTIGATED. CL667/1993--D-90/82- OPR-G463-HSB; FATHOMETER INVESTIGATION, 25-METER LINE SPACING NEGATIVE. HOWEVER, COE SURVEY DEPARTMENT AND COE DIVERS REPORT VESSEL HAS SHIFTED DEEPER AND WAS ENCROACHING INTO THE CHANNEL. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS RETAINING AS CHARTED. (UP 4/13/93, SJV) DESCRIPTION **** LTR., COE TO STATE OF GEORGIA, 1/21/82; WRECK HAS SETTLED OR BEEN FURTHER BROKEN UP AND HAS A 28-FOOT LD AT MLW. **** LTR., COE TO USCG, 3/3/82; SURVEY INDICATES WRECK SETTLED TO LOWER LEVEL THAN THE 17-FOOT ORIGINAL LD. RECOMMENDS REMOVAL OF BUOY WR52A TO PREVENT SNAGGING BY HEAVY TRAFFIC.