Ramos Wreck

General Comments

FE101/51WD(FE10/51WD)--CS-326; UNCHARTED WK LOCATED IN LAT 40-25-32N, ì LONG 73-54-06N; FATHOMETER SNDG OF 55 FT TAKEN IN VICINITY OF WK; HUNG AT ì 51 FT; CLEARED AT 49 FT; CHARTED AS 49FT WITH BASKET AND TYPE WRECK. FE129/54WD(FE8/54WD)--CS-265; 1/2-1 MILE RADIUS WIRE DRAG FROM CHARTED ì POSITION OF WK; NEGATIVE RESULTS; AREA OF WRECK SWEPT TO 54 FT; CHART ì REVISED TO SHOW 54 FT BASKET SNDG AND WRECKS (COMBINED WITH AWOIS #1588) ì (ENTERED MSM 1/86) H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; A SUNKEN WRECK WITH THE DIMENSIONS ì OF THE RAMOS WAS DETECTED THROUGH MAIN SCHEME HYDROGRAPHY AND ì SIDE SCAN SONAR; 240 FT LONG WOODEN VESSEL LAYING UPRIGHT IN 2 ì SECTIONS ON A SAND AND SILT BOTTOM; FORWARD SECTION ROSE APPROXIMATELY 20 ì FT ABOVE THE BOTTOM; STERN SECTION ROSE 4-6 FT ABOVE THE BOTTOM; ì 6 FT ANCHOR WINDLASS PROTRUDING 3-4 FT ABOVE THE DETERIORATING ì DECK ON FORWARD PORTION; APPROXIMATE 55 FT BEAM; RISING 18 FT OFF ì OCEAN FLOOR; BOW MOSTLY INTACT WHILE STERN IS MUCH MORE ì DETERIORATED; NO EVIDENCE OF PROPULSION MACHINERY WAS FOUND; ì PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST DEPTH OF 59 FT TAKEN ON TOP OF ANCHOR ì WINDLASS NEAR THE BOW IN LAT 40-25-29.81N, LONG 73-54-05.44W ì (NAD27); DUE TO SCALE OF CHART, EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED COMBINING WITH ITEM ì 1588 AND CHARTING AS 59 WKS AND DELETING CHARTED SYMBOL. (UPDATED MSD ì 4/91) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.308; 1208 GT; SUNK 1933; OCGR REPORTED AT POS. 40-25N, 73-54W ì SUBSEQUENTLY WD CLEARED TO 38 FT. POSSIBLY IN 1950(SOURCE UNK), ì POS. ACCURACY 1-3 MILES; UNK SOURCE REPORTED DEMOLISHED; POS. 40-25-27N, ì 73-54-06W 27 NO.197; 1205 NT, AT LAT.40-25N, LONG.75-54W. 195 LORAN C RATES PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEL NO 203-622-8020; 9960-X 26938.2, ì 9960-Y 43685.0. (ENTERED MSM 4/90) H11916 - OPR-B310-TJ-08, 67 meter long wreck with large planks or masts on both sides. Superstructure appears to be significantly shoal of charted sounding. Location of wreck is about 2.4 Km south-east of the RW's buoy and is directly in line with the approach to the Sandy Hook Channel. Least depth updated on chart and dangerous wreck to 48 ft - DtoN submitted by field unit and received by MCD on 11/14/08. (12/31/08, PTT).