Lightburne Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Lightburne Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		41 8.956 N,71 32.870 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 41.149269
  • Longitude: -71.547831
Name LIGHTBURNE
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY H6442/39--WRECK OF AN OIL TANKER LIES SOUTHEAST OF BLOCK ISLAND ì SOUTHEAST LIGHTHOUSE IN LAT 41-08-57N, LONG 71-32-54W; BOW AND ì STACK WERE LOCATED BY TOPOGRAPHY AND USED AS SIGNALS "BOW" AND ì "STAK". NM37/39--ON 2/10/39 TANKER GROUNDED AND WAS ABANDONED BY OWNER ì 600 YDS. 135 DEGREES FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE; THE REMOVAL OF THE WK IS ì NOT CONTEMPLATED AT THIS TIME; POS. LAT.41-09N, LONG.71-33W. CL524/39--COE; TANKER LIGHTBURNE, OWNED BY THE TEXAS COMPANY, ì GROUNDED OFF SOUTHEAST POINT, BLOCK ISLAND ON FEBRUARY 10, 1939; ì REMOVAL OF WRECK IS NOT CONTEMPLATED AT THIS TIME; PA LAT 41-09N, ì LONG 71-33W. CL914/61--LIGHT TENDER ADVISES THAT THE STACK OF THE WRECK, ì LOCATED SOMEWHAT LESS THAN 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHEAST POINT OF ì BLOCK ISLAND, IS NOW ONLY VISIBLE IN THE TROUGH OF A MODERATE TO HEAVY ì SEA AT LOW WATER. NM39/61--WRECK IN PA LAT 41-08-58N, LONG 71-32-54W IS NO LONGER ì VISIBLE AT MEAN LOW WATER; STACK DELETED FROM CHART. (ENTERED MSM ì 3/89) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.300; TANKER; SUNK 2/10/39; 55 FT. LD; POSITION 41-04-15N, ì 71-32-18W. 27 NO.182; TKR SUNK 2/10/39. **** LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO. 203-622-8007; 9960-W 14535.6, ì 9960-Y 43872.6. (ENTERED MSM 3/89)

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