Unknown Wreck 114416

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 50.123 N,73 46.709 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.835386
  • Longitude: -73.778475
Wreck Depth 19.51 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE293/86SS--OPR-B660-RU-86; SSS CONTACT HAVING THE APPEARANCE ì OF BEING A SUNKEN WRECK WAS FOUND IN PA LAT 40-50-07.5N, LONG ì 73-46-45.0W; MAY BE SUNKEN BARGE AS IT IS RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE, ì HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE CARGO HOLDS OR HATCHES AND A DEEP SCOUR IS ì EVIDENT ON ONE SIDE OF IT (AS APPEARS ON SONAGRAM); NOT ì IDENTIFIED OR INVESTIGATED BY HYDROGRAPHER; SSS ACOUSTIC IMAGE IS ì GOOD BUT NOT CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE A RELIABLE ì HEIGHT; CONSTANT TENSION WIRE DRAG OF ITEM 4417B APPARENTLY ALSO ì CLEARED THIS ITEM; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A SUNKEN WK PA ì (+- 50M) WITH NOTE (CLEARED 45 FT) PENDING ADDITIONAL ì INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE LEAST DEPTH AND ACCURATE POSITION. (ENTERED MSM 4/88) H10625/OPR-B389-CN; WRECK LOCATED BY SWMB SONAR. LD OF 20.3 METERS (66 FEET) IN LAT. 40-50.12354N, LONG. 73-46.70337W. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED WRECK AND CHARTING A 66WK AS SURVEYED. ALSO RECOMMENDS ADDING A DANGER CURVE AND BLUE TINT. (UP 10/01/02, SJV) S00002/02--S-B600-RU--Sunken barge lies in a rift between two shoals. Delete 66ft Wk in Lat. 40°50'07.86", Long. 73°46'43.47", Add 64ft Wk in Lat. 40°50'07.39", Long. 73°46'42.51" (RES 8/13/07).

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