John Dwight Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
John dwight Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
41 24.259 N,70 52.955 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 41.404319
  • Longitude: -70.882589
Name JOHN DWIGHT
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SEARCH AROUND LORAN RATES RATHER THAN GP. HISTORY H8905/66--78-82FT DEPTHS EXIST IN VICINITY. LNM32/89-- ADD SYMBOL FOR WRECK IN LAT. 41-24-11.9N, LONG. 70-53-03.7W. ( CHARTED AS A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK WITHOUT "PA" NOTATION). H10649/95-- OPR-B389-CN; THIS ITEM IS NOT PRESENTLY CHARTED. (SEE AWOIS ITEM NO. 7883). SUNKEN WRECK WAS LOCATED IN LAT. 41-24-10.74N, LONG. 70-54-00.06W. MULTIBEAM LD OF 71 FEET (21.8 METERS). LOCAL SPORT DIVER INDICATED THIS WAS A RUM RUNNER SUNK DURING THE PROHIBITION ERA. HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDS REMOVING WRECK CHARTED IN LAT. 41-24-12.0N, LONG. 70-53-03.6W AND CHARTING A NON-DANGEROUS WRECK COVERED 71 FEET AS SURVEYED. OBJECT HAS LITTLE RELIEF AS INDICATED BY MULTIBEAM SONAR, LACK OF SIDE SCAN SONAR SHADOW, AND NO DISRUPTIONS TO TRAWL ACTIVITY IN AREA. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED WRECK AND NOT CHARTING WRECK AS LOCATED ON PRESENT SURVEY. (UP 7/9/97, SJV)

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