Pentland Firth Wreck

General Comments

NM38/42--DANGEROUS WK SUNK ABOUT 2.9 MILES 229 DEGREES FROM AMBROSE LIGHT ì VESSEL; BUOY ESTABLISHED 400 FT SSW OF WK. NM39/42--BUOY RELOCATED 500 FT EAST OF WK. NM29/43--BUOY DISCONTINUED WK HAVING BEEN CLEARED TO 49 FT; SUPPLEMENT TO ì NOTICE DATED 9/30/43 REVISED CLEARANCE TO 50 FT; CHARTED AS 50 FT WITH DANGER ì CURVE; LATER REVISED THRU INSPECTION TO DANG. SUBM WK SYMBOL WITH NOTE ì (50 FT REP) FE101/51WD(FE10/51WD)--CS-326; ITEM 50; EXTENSIVE DUMPING IN VICINITY OF ì REP POSITION OF WK; SEVERAL OBSTR FOUND BUT IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THEY ARE PART ì OF WK OR RESULT OF DUMPING; AT RECOMMENDATION OF THE HYDROGRAPHER WK SYMBOL ì WAS DELETED AND SEVERAL CLEARED DEPTHS OF OBSTRS WERE ADDED IN THE VICINITY ì (REF. AWOIS ITEMS 1589 AND 1594); HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDED THAT NO FURTHER ì SEARCH BE MADE FOR WK. (ENTERED MSM 12/85) H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; WRECK WAS FOUND IN LAT 40-25-25.58N, ì LONG 73-52-13.77W (NAD27) WITH A PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST ì DEPTH OF 52 FT; WRECK WAS OF A METAL HULLED VESSEL APPROXIMATELY ì 110 FT LONG AND LAYING ON A PORT LIST INTO A SAND AND GRAVEL ì BOTTOM; IN APPROXIMATELY THE CENTER OF THE WRECK DIVERS FOUND A ì LARGE METALLIC CYLINDER LYING ON ITS SIDE WITH A SMALLER ONE ì EXTENDING UPWARDS FROM IT; LARGE AMOUNTS OF BENT AND TWISTED DECK ì PLATING, PIPING AND METAL BEAMS FOUND; DUE TO CHART SCALE, EVALUATOR ì RECOMMENDS COMBINING WITH ITEM 1596 AND CHARTING 52 WKS IN SURVEY POSITION. ì (UPDATED MSD 4/91) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.342; PATROL, 900 GT; SUNK 9/19/42 BY MARINE CASUALTY, POSITION ì ACCURACY 1 MILE LOCATED 1950; WD CLEAR TO 45FT.; REPORTED ì DEMOLISHED BY UNKNOWN AUTHORITY. 27 NO.577; PATROL, 500 GT SUNK 9/22/42. WRECK CLEARED TO LD OF 50 FT AT LOW ì WATER. POS. LAT.40-25-19N, LONG.73-52-05W. 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO 203-622-8020; 9960-X 26922.4, ì 9960-Y 43682.2. (ENTERED MSM 4/90) H11916 -- OPR-B310-TJ-08, Wreck surveyed with 100% SSS & SWMB, center section rises nearly 3 meters above surrounding sea bottom. Recommended to reposition danger circle to current position and update least depth of charted wreck to 53ft. (12/19/08, PTT)