Sandy Hook Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Sandy hook Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
40 27.556 N,73 49.490 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 22.86 m |
| Name | SANDY HOOK |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
40 27.556 N,73 49.490 W
Sandy Hook on Wreck Map
Sandy Hook Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Unknown Wreck 112764 33.8 M
- Unknown Wreck 117203 34.4 M
- Sandy Hook (1939) Wreck 61.8 M
- Relief Lightship Wreck 966.7 M
- Unknown Wreck 112751 969.4 M
- Ambrose Relief #505 Wreck 1271.6 M
- Relief Lightship #505 Wreck 1271.6 M
- Unknown Wreck 112756 1521.6 M
- Dryland Wreck 1523.7 M
- Unknown Wreck 112733 1631.9 M
General Comments
NM19/39--PILOT BOAT WRECK LIGHTED BELL BUOY, BLACK AND WHITE HB, INT QK FL ì RED LIGHT ESTABLISHED ABOUT 950 YDS., 354 DEG. 30 SEC. FROM AMBROSE CHANNEL ì LIGHTSHIP TO MARK A SUNKEN WRECK. 72 FT. OVER WRECK. BUOY MOORED EASTWARD ì CLOSE TO WRECK IN 90 FT. ESTABLISHED 4/29/39. NM26/39--BUOY DISCONTINUED ON 6/14/39. WRECK OF PILOT BOAT LIES IN 85 FT. ì WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 52 FT. OVER THE MAST. FE101/51(F.E. NO. 10, 1951)--CS-326; ITEM 13 OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ì DATED 12 DEC. 1949; SPECIAL REPORT ON WRECK NO. 194, SANDY HOOK; WRECK ì LOCATED IN LAT. 40-27-34N, LONG. 73-49-34W. ECHO SOUNDING OF 74.0 FT. ì OBTAINED ON WRECK IN GENERAL DEPTH OF 84 FT. PIECE OF IRON PIPE GUARD ì RAILING BROUGHT UP ON GROUND WIRE. HUNG AT AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 70.0 FT. ì CLEARED AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 68.0 (PREDICTED TIDES). CL632/50--DATED 9/21/50; SPECIAL REPORT (ABOVE) MADE INTO CHART LETTER. ì CHARTED AS WRECK CLEARED TO 69 FT. SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED TO WRECK CLEARED TO ì 68 FT. (AID PROOF 37, DATED 4/11/52). H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; WRECK WAS LOCATED IN LAT ì 40-27-32.77N, LONG 73-49-32.45W (NAD27) WITH A PNEUMATIC DEPTH ì GAUGE LEAST DEPTH OF 75 FT; DIVERS FOUND THE BOW DETACHED FROM ì THE REST OF THE VESSEL AND LYING ON ITS SIDE, APPROXIMATELY 50 FT ì AWAY, WITH THE GROUND TACKLE AND BALDT STYLE ANCHOR STILL INTACT; ì THE STERN SECTION WAS MAINLY INTACT AND LAYING UPRIGHT ON THE ì BOTTOM; OBSERVATIONS ON THIS SITE INDICATE THAT THIS IS THE WRECK ì OF A METAL HULLED VESSEL THAT SANK AS A RESULT OF A COLLISION ì WHICH SEVERED ITS BOW; LOCATION, AGE, AND GENERAL CONDITION OF ì WRECK IS CONSISTENT WITH DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED ITEM; ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED SYMBOL AND ADDING 75 WK ì AS SHOWN ON PRESENT SURVEY. (UPDATED MSD 4/91) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.305; PATROL, 361 GT; SUNK 4/27/39; POS. ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE ì WD CLEARED TO 68 FT. (SOURCE UNK.) 27 NO.194; PILOT BOAT, 361 NT AT LAT.40-27-45N, LONG.73-49-30W. 195 LORAN-C RATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY MR. RICHARD TARACKA, GREENWICH, ì CT. POLICE DEPT., TEL. NO. 203-622-8007; 9960-X 26908.3, 9960-Y 43700.4. ì (ENTERED MSM 6/89) OPR-B310-TJ-08 -- F00561; Item located with 200% SSS and developed with SWMB. Chart revised: 76 ft sounding and text "Wk" removed from chart and 74 ft sounding and text "Wk" added at Latitude 40:27:33.285N - Longitude 073:49:30.833W. (PTT 11/19/08)