Gulf Hustler Wreck

General Comments

LNM43/74--5TH CGD; 77 FOOT FISHING VESSEL GULF HUSTLER HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN APPROXIMATELY 66 FEET OF WATER IN POSITION LATITUDE 36°51'48" NORTH, LONGITUDE 75°30'30" WEST (NAD 27). CL1404/74--SP-AMC-6-RU/HE/74; 77 FOOT FISHING VESSEL WITH A 12.6 FOOT DEPTH AND 24 FOOT BEAM REPORTED SUNK SEPTEMBER 9, 1974, IN LATITUDE 36°51.8N, LONGITUDE 75°30.4W (NAD 27). POSITION DETERMINED BY LORAN FIX. SOURCE IS USCG 5TH DIST. NO SOUNDINGS TAKEN DURING USCG INVESTIGATION. COMANDING OFFICER OF USCG INVESTIGATING WRECK ESTIMATED THE POSITION 0.5 TO 1.0 NM NORTHWEST OF CHESAPEAKE BAY ENTRANCE APPROACH BUOY (BW) IN THE AREA. MARKER BUOYS CONSISTING OF RED AND WHITE CLOROX BOTTLES WERE SET NEAR THE SITE OF THE WRECK, HOWEVER THE BUOYS MAY NO LONGER BE PRESENT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WRECK'S POSITION CONTACT C.O. LTJG SUGIMOTO PHONE: 804-464-6930 LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. CL732/82--US DEPT. OF COMMERCE; COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN/DIVER INDICATES THAT THE CHARTED POSITION OF THE WRECK GULF HUSTLER AT LAT 36-51-48N, LONG 75-30-30 ISW (NAD 27) IS INCORRECT. SALVAGE ATTEMPTS HAVE SHIFTED THE WRECK TO LAT 36-51-28.1N, LONG 75-35-43.2W (NAD 27) G.P. VIA LORAN. DIVERS HAVE VERIFIED WRECK IDENTITY. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE WRECK SYMBOL BE REPOSITIONED. WRECK CURRENTLY APPEARS ON CHART IN BOTH POSITIONS. IN ORIGINAL POSITION AS SUBMERGED WRECK ED, AND IN NEW POSITION AS SUBMERGED WRECK PA (AWOIS NO. 11448). (ENT 03/02, PSH) H12201:OPR-D304-TJ-10: Hydrographer notes: AWOIS 11449 disproved using 200% Klein 5000 side scan sonar, wreck existence doubtful. Wreck associated with AWOIS 11449 was found in survey H12200, correlating to AWOIS 11448. Cartographer notes: Delete charted dangerous wreck, least depth unknown and text "ED". Update AWOIS database. See also survey H12200 for definitive charting recommendation of the actual wreck for AWOIS Item #11499.(MPG 09/11)