Pearl Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Pearl Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
37 40.008 N,76 3.980 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 37.666794
  • Longitude: -76.066325
Name PEARL
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

03423 HISTORY NM10/66--58 FT. M/V PEARL REPORTED SUNK IN APPROX. POS. LAT. 37-40-00N, LONG. 76-04-00W. POSITION UNCERTAIN AND UNMARKED. D21/84--S-E404-PE-84; DUE TO LACK OF TIME AND ARGO FAILURES, WRECK ONLY PARTIALLY INVESTIGATED. SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH PARTIALLY COMPLETED. SONAR CONTACT MADE IN LAT. 37-40-41.5N, LONG. 76-03-59.9W. SHADOW INDICATED HEIGHT ABOVE BOTTOM OF ABOUT TWO METERS. SEARCH NEXT DAY USING LAUNCH DEPLOYED SSS AND SHIP ECHO SOUNDER NEGATIVE. HYDRO. BELIEVES CONTACT TO BE ITEM SOUGHT. HYDRO. RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED DANGEROUS WRECK SYMBOL, PA, AND CHARTING A DANGEROUS WRECK IN THE POS. OF SSS CONTACT. ALSO RECOMMENDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. DESCRIPTION 01 FREIGHT; 58 FT L; 19.4 FT W; 5.6 FT D; BUILT 1917 SURVEY REQUIREMENTS FULL--VERIFY OR DISPROVE BY BOTTOM DRAG INVESTIGATION OR 400% SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH 1NM MIN. RADIUS. LD REQUIRED IF FOUND. NOT ASSIGNED.

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