Oscar T. Flint Wreck

General Comments

02596 HISTORY LS1224/10--LOCATED AT POS.45-01-33.52N, 83-20-48.87W (SCALED) WITH 19 FT LD LS1851/47--AREA SWEPT TO 20 FT H9839/79--OPR-X115-PE/HSB-79, PSR 9; WK LOCATED AT POS.45-01-33N, 83-20-51W, R/R CONTROL. DIVER LL LD 21 FT. WOOD HULL, OVER 200 FT L, STONE CARGO, SOME RIBS PROTRUDING. HYDROGRAPHER IDENTIFIES AS JOHNSON BUT VERIFIER/QC REVISE TO OSCAR FLINT. (ID FLINT DOUBTFUL. CL574/82 INDICATES FLINT KNOWN TO EXIST SOMEWHERE IN AREA BUT NOT FOUND. JOHNSON HAS BEEN LOCATED AND IS DESCRIBED AS H9839 DIVERS FOUND IT) CL547/82--THUNDER BAY SHIPWK STUDY, 1975; 1126 GT, BUILT 1889, WOOD, 218 FT L 37 FT W, 22 FT D, CARGO OF COAL, SUNK 11/25/09, BURNED. NB; CL547/82 FILED AS DOC. 181 SURVEY REQUIREMENTS FULL--VERIFY OR DISPROVE. DISPROVAL NOT LIKELY SINCE CONFUSION ABOUT IDENTITY EXISTS. INVESTIGATE REPORTED POSITION AND ATTEMPT POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF ANY WRECKAGE. CL1124(95)-Local Diver: Reports OSCAR T. FLINT to be wreck at this position (45-01-35.29N, 83-20-57.67W. Nearby buoy also described as the FLINT (WN 0804). Duplicate AWOIS entry 2595 ID's this wreck as the JOHNSON. (4/09 KAK) H12132-- S-X905-NRT4-10; Location of AWOIS #2595 and 2596 are 50-meters apart. The search for these items identified only one wreck located at position 45-01-33.650N, 083-20-51.061W with a least depth of 22.690 ft. This wreck is included in the HCell. It is recommended to retain both items for the AWOIS database because it is unknown which wreck was found with 100% SWMB.