Gypsum Prince Wreck

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HISTORY FE9/50-- CLEARED TO 37 FEET IN LAT. 38-48-18N, LONG. 75-04-06W, (SURVEY OTHERWISE NOT EVALUATED). H9758/76-- OPR-515-R/H-76; ITEM NO. 1; HUNG AT 43 FEET, CLEARED TO 40 FEET. DIVERS REPORT BATTERED REMAINS OF STEEL HULL. HYDROGRAPHERS STATE THAT MR. HEIFER OF LEWES, DE, DESCRIBED VESSEL AS BEING 357 FEET LONG, 1970 TONS, STEEL HULL. H9154/70-- OPR-492; QC FOR H-9758 STATES A 42-FOOT LD IN LAT. 38-48-16.8N, LONG. 75-04-03.6W IS VALID. CL470/83-- COE SIDE SCAN SONAR INVESTIGATIONS OF PREVIOUS NOS WIRE DRAG INFO. WRECKAGE FOUND IN POSITION LAT. 38-48-15.70N, LONG. 75-04-04.63W IN AVERAGE DEPTHS OF 57 FEET. ECHO SOUNDER LD OF 43 FEET AT MLW. RECOMMEND RETAINING CHARTED 40-FOOT CLEARED DEPTH. WRECKAGE LIES NE-SW WITH BOW AT SM END. MAY BE SANDING IN. (UP 4/9/92, SJV) H10446/92-93-- OPR-D368-WH; (FE-386SS RESCINDED); LD OF 14.1 METERS (PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE) IN LAT. 38-48-14.71N, LONG. 75-04-02.96W IN 17.9 - 18.5 METERS. DIVERS FOUND EXTENSIVE WRECKAGE OF METAL PLATING AND TWISTED METAL BEAMS, EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPTS AT DEMOLITION BY BLASTING. THIS EVIDENCE PLUS LIMITED VISIBILITY PRECLUDES OBTAINING A TRUE LD. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING 40-FOOT CLEARED DEPTH AND CHARTING A WRECK COVERED 14.1 METERS (46 FEET) WITH AREA LIMITS AS SURVEYED. (UP 3/30/94, SJV) DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 387; CARGO, 3915 GT, SUNK 5/2/42 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE. WRECK HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED. REPORTED THROUGH COE. CLEARED TO 37 FEET. 27 NO. 242; CARGO, 1970 NT, SUNK 5/2/42, DEMOLISHED AND CLEARED TO 50 FEET.