Salty Sea Ii Wreck

General Comments

LNM42/72--10/17/72; 105 FT CLAM BOAT, SALTY SEA, HAS SUNK IN 60 FT OF WATER APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SSE OF CHESAPEAKE LIGHT AT LAT 36-50.5N, LONG 75-41W; MARKED BY 2 STROBE LIGHTS; ATTACHMENT, DATED 10/17/72, SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BY LAUNCH FROM AMC; POSITION CORRECTED TO LAT 36-49-45N, LONG 75-41-26W. LNM43/72--10/24/72; SALTESEA II (DIFFERENT SPELLING) LOCATED AT LAT 36-49-57N, LONG 75-41-24W, APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES, 166 DEGREES TRUE FROM CHESAPEAKE LIGHT; WRECKAGE PROJECTS AT LEAST 15 FT ABOVE BOTTOM; MARKED BY A LIGHTED BUOY 100 YARDS SOUTH OF WRECK. LNM49/72--12/5/72; WRECK POSITION DETERMINED TO BE 36-49-45.5N, LONG 75-41-25.9W; LEAST DEPTH OF 46 FT. H11303 (2006) Survey Position: 36° 49' 45.561" N, 075° 41' 23.143" W Least Depth: 15.43 m Timestamp: 2006-170.13:13:01.525 (06/19/2006) Survey Line: h11303 / tj_3101_reson8125 / 2006-170 / 905_1303 Profile/Beam: 4994/35 Charts Affected: 12208_1, 12207_1, 12221_1, 12280_2, 12200_1, 13003_1 Remarks: Wreckage of 105' clam boat, found by 8125 and Klein 5000. Corrected to MLLW, verified tides final zoning. The hydrographer recommends the least depth be changed to 51ft. The hydrographer also recommends the phrase "(less than 45ft rep 1975)" be removed from the chart. Office Notes: Concur with clarification. Chart a 50-foot dangerous wreck as shown on the present survey. LNM45/74--BUOY DISCONTINUED. (ENTERED MSD 3/91) CL172/72--FERREL DIVERS REP. (10/26/72); WK BELIEVED TO BE F/V SALTY SEA II WAS LOCATED IN LAT.36-49-45N, LONG.75-41-26W. A LD OF 48FT WAS OBTAINED BY DIVERS USING LEADLINE. WK FOUND LYING ON ITS SIDE WITH STERN SEC., CONTAINING PILOT HOUSE, BEING SHEARED OFF 15FT AFT OF MAIN MAST AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED (ENTERED 10/84 MJF). CL1729/72--LAUNCH 1257 SPEC. INVEST.; WK BELIEVED TO BE SALTY SEA II WAS LOCATED IN 58FT DEPTHS IN LAT.36-49-45.5N LONG.75-41-25.9W. WRECKAGE PROJECTS 15FT ABOVE BOTTOM; REDUCED LEAST DEPTH OF 46 FT; CHARTED AS 46 WK. (ENTERED 10/84 MJF) CL209/75--RUDE/HECK INVEST. OF SALTY SEA II; FIRST DRAG HUNG WITH EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 53FT IN LAT.36-49.70N, LONG.75-41.38W. OTHER TWO DRAGS RUN FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION HUNG AT 47.5 AND 45.5 FT RESPECTIVELY IN LAT.36-49.75N, LONG.75-41.44W. HYDROGRAPHER STATES THESE LAST TWO DRAGS WERE UNRELIABLE DUE TO ROUGH SEAS; PRESENTLY CHARTED AS DANG. SUBM WK WITH LABEL (LESS THAN 45FT REP 1975). H9959/81--OPR-D103-MI/PE-81; ITEM 109; ARGO R/R CONTROL; PRESENT SURVEY LOCATED THIS WK. BY ECHO SOUNDER AND OBTAINED A DIVER LD OF 45FT IN LAT.36-49-44.7N, LONG.75-41-25.1W. ECHO SOUNDER AND DIVER INVEST. INDICATE WK. IS BROKEN-UP AND SCATTERED. (ENTERED 10/84 MJF) DESCRIPTION 01 REG. NO.260540; 117 GT; LENGTH 107FT; BEAM 18.2FT; DRAFT 9.1FT; WOOD CONSTR.; SUNK 10/15/72; LAST REC. OWNER-EAST COAST TRAWLING AND DOCK CO.; BOX 205, LEESBURG, N.J. 08327.