Triton Wreck

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS FUTURE SURVEYS REQUIRE THE REMAINDER OF THE SEARCH AREA NOT COVERED BY H10496/93 BE SURVEYED FOR DISPROVAL OF THIS WRECK. HISTORY H9645/76--UNREVIEWED; 92FT DEPTHS EXIST IN VICINITY. (UPDATED 3/92 RWD). LNM23/88(6/8/88)--1ST CGD; WRECK OF 52 FT MERCHANT VESSEL, TRITON, REPORTED SUNK IN LAT 41-27-24N, LONG 70-56-57W (NAD83). (ENTERED MSD 5/91) H10496/93--RU; AN S2 AND ES INVESTIGATION DID NOT LOCATE THE TRITON WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE SURVEY LIMITS. RETAIN CHARTED WRECK. ANOTHER WRECK WAS LOCATED, REFER TO AWOIS ITEM 8307. (UPDATED 2/96 RWD) DESCRIPTION **** USCG MESSAGE TO MR. KEVIN SHAW (N/CG2212) 4/14/92; THE FOLLOWING WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE ENTIRE FILE. THE WRECK IS OF A 52FT WWII CONVERTED STEEL HULL LANDING CRAFT, VINTAGE 1940, MAROON HULL WITH A WHITE SUPERSTRUCTURE. (OWNER; WILLIAM HEALY (SINCE DECEASED)). VESSEL PROBABLY SUNK DO TO SPLIT SEAM IN HULL. THE POSITION AS RADIOED FROM THE FROM TRITON PUT IT IN THE VICINITY OF BUZZARDS BAY BUOY NUMBER 4 (JUNE 3,1988 1344H). CG GROUP WOODS HOLE REPORTED THE POSITION AS LAT 41-26-54N, LONG 70-59-42W(NAD83) (JUNE 3,1988 1355H). THE CG RESCUE HELICOPTER ON SEEN PUT THE POSITION AS SUNK IN LAT 41-27-24N, LONG 70-56-57W (NAD83) (JUNE 3,1988 1407H). A MESSAGE SENT FROM CG GROUP WOODS HOLE TO CG HDQTRS BOSTON GIVES THE HELI GP, BUT STATES THAT IT SUNK IN 85FT OF WATER APPROX 3NM NNW OF CUTTYHUNK ISL., IN THE VICINITY OF BUOY NO 4. (THIS GEOMETRY DOES NOT FIT, THE GP IS 2 MILES OFF CUTTYHUNK ISL. AND ALMOST 2 MILES FROM BUOY NO 4; BUOY NO 6 IS ALSO JUST OVER 1/2 MILE AWAY). (THE WRECK SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS PA). MR. SHAW VERBALLY INDICATED THAT THE WRECK HAD NOT BEEN SALVAGED, ACCORDING TO THE CG. (UPDATED 5/4/92 RWD)