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; ì LIGHTED BUOY ESTABLISHED. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1941 FISHING SCHOONER ì HARRY FOOKS WRECK LIGHTED BELL BUOY "3", BLACK, Q FL GREEN WAS ì ESTABLISHED IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 38-42-36N, LONG. 74-59-45W. ì WRECK WITH 5 FEET OF MAST SHOWING ABOVE WATER LIES ABOUT 70 ì YARDS, 242 DEGS. FROM BUOY. NM34/47-- HEN AND CHICKENS SHOAL WRECK BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED. ì WRECK LIGHTED BUOY "3" WILL BE DISCONTINUED ABOUT SEPTEMBER 5, ì 1947, AS THE WRECK IT MARKED NO LONGER EXISTS. NM38/47-- HEN AND CHICKENS SHOAL; WRECK BUOY DISCONTINUED. ì WRECK LIGHTED BUOY "3" IN LAT. 38-42-36N, LONG. 74-59-48W HAS ì BEEN DISCONTIUED. (ENT 2/16/93, SJV) H10476/93-- OPR-D368-WH; SUBMERGED WRECK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN ì SONAR IN LAT. 38-42-40.57N, LONG. 74-59-33.21W. PNEUMATIC LD OF ì 11.4 METERS (37 FEET) IN DEPTHS OF 12.9 METERS TO 14.1 METERS. ì WRECK CONSISTED OF DECAYED WOODEN RIBS AND SCATTERED DEBRIS. LD ì ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE ANCHOR WINDLASS MACHINERY THAT PROJECTED 2 ì METERS ABOVE THE BOTTOM. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED ì NON-DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK AND CHARTING A 11.4 WK AS SURVEYED. ì DIVERS ALSO DESCRIBED TRAWL NETTING AND A 6-FOOT DIA. PROPELLOR. ì PROP. FOULED WITH NETTING SUSPENDED FROM A FLOAT. DEPTH ON FLOAT ì 34 FEET (DIVER DEPTH GAUGE). THIS FLOAT WAS NOT CUT FREE FROM ì NETTING. LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN); W= 15793.6, X= 27108.2, Y= ì 42581.1, Z= 59213.4. (UP 3/18/94, SJV)ì DESCRIPTION 24 NO.1139; HARRY K FOOKS; ACCURACY TO 1 MILE; FAILED TO LOCATE; FORMERLY BUOYED.