Harry K. Fooks Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Harry k. fooks Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
38 42.676 N,74 59.553 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 11.28 m |
| Name | HARRY K. FOOKS |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
38 42.676 N,74 59.553 W
Harry K. Fooks on Wreck Map
Harry K. Fooks Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Unknown Wreck 103917 1.2 M
- Harry K. Fooks Wreck 348.2 M
- Harry K Fooks Wreck 382.9 M
- Sargeant Wreck 2611.4 M
- Sargeant Wreck 2643.4 M
- Unknown Wreck 103910 2771.9 M
- Unknown Wreck 103906 3782.9 M
- Unknown Wreck 114897 4879.4 M
- Unknown Wreck 114929 4882.5 M
- Unknown Wreck 103919 4889.7 M
General Comments
HISTORY NM39/41-- DELAWARE BAY APPROACH; HEN AND CHICKENS SHOAL; WRECK; LIGHTED BUOY ESTABLISHED. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1941 FISHING SCHOONER HARRY FOOKS WRECK LIGHTED BELL BUOY "3", BLACK, Q FL GREEN WAS ESTABLISHED IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 38-42-36N, LONG. 74-59-45W. WRECK WITH 5 FEET OF MAST SHOWING ABOVE WATER LIES ABOUT 70 YARDS, 242 DEGS. FROM BUOY. NM34/47-- HEN AND CHICKENS SHOAL WRECK BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED. WRECK LIGHTED BUOY "3" WILL BE DISCONTINUED ABOUT SEPTEMBER 5, 1947, AS THE WRECK IT MARKED NO LONGER EXISTS. NM38/47-- HEN AND CHICKENS SHOAL; WRECK BUOY DISCONTINUED. WRECK LIGHTED BUOY "3" IN LAT. 38-42-36N, LONG. 74-59-48W HAS BEEN DISCONTIUED. (ENT 2/16/93, SJV) H10476/93-- OPR-D368-WH; SUBMERGED WRECK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR IN LAT. 38-42-40.57N, LONG. 74-59-33.21W. PNEUMATIC LD OF 11.4 METERS (37 FEET) IN DEPTHS OF 12.9 METERS TO 14.1 METERS. WRECK CONSISTED OF DECAYED WOODEN RIBS AND SCATTERED DEBRIS. LD ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE ANCHOR WINDLASS MACHINERY THAT PROJECTED 2 METERS ABOVE THE BOTTOM. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED NON-DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK AND CHARTING A 11.4 WK AS SURVEYED. DIVERS ALSO DESCRIBED TRAWL NETTING AND A 6-FOOT DIA. PROPELLOR. PROP. FOULED WITH NETTING SUSPENDED FROM A FLOAT. DEPTH ON FLOAT 34 FEET (DIVER DEPTH GAUGE). THIS FLOAT WAS NOT CUT FREE FROM NETTING. LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN); W= 15793.6, X= 27108.2, Y= 42581.1, Z= 59213.4. (UP 3/18/94, SJV) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.1139; HARRY K FOOKS; ACCURACY TO 1 MILE; FAILED TO LOCATE; FORMERLY BUOYED.