Patrice Mcallister Wreck

General Comments

LNM45/76 BUOY EST. AT POS.39-24.7N, 74-13.8W TO MARK WRECK. THE BUOY IS 90°, 100 YARDS FROM THE WRECK. NM47/76--ADD DANGEROUS WRECK IN LAT 39-24-42.00N, LONG 074-13-51.00W (NAD 27). LNM50/77 --TEMP. BUOY MADE PERMANENT. FE237/80--S-C619-RU/HE-80; LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED THE SUNKEN TUG PATRICE MCALLISTER IN LAT. 39/24/42.29N, LONG. 074/14/02.98W WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 25 FEET MLW. THE TUG WAS FOUND LYING ON THE BOTTOM IN APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET OF WATER WITH THE BOW POINTING NORTH. (UPDATED BY PSH, 01/02) H11241/04 -- OPR-C303-KR-03; FULL 250-METER RADIUS SEARCH WITH 200% SIDE SCAN. AN APPARENT TOW BOAT WAS FOUND ABOUT 50 METERS N. RECOMMEND REMOVAL OF THE CHARTED 25 WK IN 39º 24¿ 45.9¿N 074º 14¿ 01.01¿W (NAD83) AND RECOMMEND CHARTING A 29 WK IN 39-24-44.39N 074-14-01.12W(NAD83), EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS MOVING THE CHARTED DANGER CIRCLE AND BLUE TINT TO THIS POSITION. (UPDATE 6/6/05, JRS) DESCRIPTION 01 TOW BOAT, 196 GT, 93,9 FT L, 24 FT W, 12.0 FT D, STEEL HULL, BUILT 1919, OWNER; MCALLISTER BROS. INC, 19-21 DOVER GREEN, DOVER, DE 19901. 178 ANTHONY VRAIM, DIVER; OBSERVED LORAN-C 9960-X-26933.20, 9960-Y-43063.20. (ASF CORRECTED 1981) POS.39-24-47.22N, 74-14-03.40W. *** LTR. MCALLISTER BROS INC TO USCG 10/7/76; TUG SANK AND HAS BEEN ABANDON *** TRITON DIVERS, 4404 LONG BEACH BLVD, BRANT BEACH NJ 08008, PHONE 609-494-4400; REPORTED 11/80 THAT WK STILL EXISTED 20 FT BELOW SURFACE AT LORAN-C 9960X-26930.6, 9960Y-43061.5 **** LORAN-C RATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, CT. POLICE DEPT., TEL. NO. 203-622-8007; 9960 X 26930.5, 9960 Y 43061.5 (ENTERED MSM 6/89)