Mount Dirfys(Debris) Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Mount dirfys(debris) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
33 36.984 N,77 51.712 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 33.616400
  • Longitude: -77.861869
Name MOUNT DIRFYS(DEBRIS)
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL866/56--CGS-SPECIAL WRECK REPORT; LOCAL INFORMATION IS THAT ì THIS SHIP BROKE INTO THREE PIECES IN ONE OF THE HURRICANES OF ì 1954 AND SLID OFF THE SHOAL INTO DEEP WATER; PIECES ARE NOW ì RESTING NORTH OF THE SHOAL WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 6 FT MLW OVER ì SHOALEST PIECE; NONE OF WRECK VISIBLE; NO SONAR SEARCH MADE. H9389/74--MAIN BODY OF WRECK LOCATED, SUBM 12.2FT (REFER TO AWOIS ITEM ì 539), HOWEVER THE SUNKEN PA (6FT REPORTED 1956), POSITION GIVEN AT ì LAT 33-36-58.4N, LONG 77-51-43.8W (NAD27) SHOULD BE RETAINED AS ì CHARTED SINCE THIS WRECK WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO ì THREE SECTIONS (DEBRIS) DURING A 1954 HURRICANE. (ENTERED 3/96 ì RWD)

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