Miss Lee Wreck

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03376 HISTORY CG GROUP CASE 82/47(SAR)--THE 42FT F/V "MISS LEE" WAS REP. SUNK IN LAT.39-03.18N, LONG.75-20.70W. POS. OBTAINED BY CG SAR HELICOPTER. PRESUMED TO BE SUBM. WK. SINCE THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF DEBRIS OR REP. OF SALVAGE DOCUMENTATION. NO SUBSEQUENT NOTICE TO MARINERS PUBLISHED. (ENTERED, 3/21/84, MJF). H10079/83--OPR-D219-PE-83; TWO LOCAL FISHERMEN PROVIDED TWO APPROX. POSITIONS FOR WK: 1)LAT 39-03.1N, LONG 75-21.5W, AND 2) LAT 39-01.6N, LONG 75-20-65W; WK REPORTED TO BE BARELY VISIBLE AT LOW TIDE; VISUAL AND ECHO SOUNDER INVESTIGATION AT EACH SITE WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS; 250M CHAIN DRAG ATTEMPTED BUT PRECLUDED BY FISHNETS IN AREA; OBJECT SNAGGED 100M NE OF REP POSITION BUT NOT PROVED TO BE "MISS LEE"; SINCE THIS WK IS ONLY KNOWN OBSTR IN AREA, SNAG IS ASSUMED TO BE WK; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING 6 WK IN LAT 39-03-14.29N, LONG 75.20-38.94W WITH ADDITIONAL WORK IN THE FUTURE TO CONFIRM IDENTIFY AND CHECK AREA FOR SCATTERED WRECKAGE. (ENTERED MSM 1/87) DESCRIPTION **** 45FT CRABBING BOAT WITH A CHESAPEAKE BAY DEADRISE HULL; IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A LARGE WINCH, A 20 FT LONG STEEL BEAM AND A HEAVY DIESEL CRAB DREDGE; IT SANK IN 11 FT, APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE OFFSHORE BY RADAR (FROM A COAST GUARD BOAT); CG FILE NO. 47, 1/82. SURVEY REQUIREMENTS CONFIRM THROUGH DIVER INVESTIGATION THAT THE OBSTRUCTION LOCATED AT THE POSITION ABOVE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN FOR THE MISS LEE. ASSIGNED: OPR-D219-HFP-87