Unknown Wreck 114481

General Comments

FE312SS/88--OPR-C121-WH-88; WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS ITEM 1634, TWO SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACTS WERE LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED AS WRECKAGE (ALSO REFERENCE ITEM 7508); AN OBSTRUCTION (SSS CONTACT NO. 379.6S) WAS FOUND IN LAT 40-29-28.57N, LONG 73-54-21.20W (NAD27); DIVER LEAST DEPTH OF 36 FT. IN PRESENT SURVEY DEPTHS OF 38 FT.; REMAINS OF A PORTION OF A KEEL OF A METAL HULLED VESSEL; VESSEL WAS LYING INVERTED WITH THE KEEL EXPOSED; PORTION OF MIDSECTION OF VESSEL WAS VISIBLE; ENTIRE STRUCTURE WAS COATED WITH ANTI FOULING PAINT; 45 FT. WIDE AT THE BEAM, 37 FT. AT THE NORTHERN END AND 18 FT. LONG; SOUTHERN END OF SITE WAS BENT AND TWISTED; HULL STOOD APPROXIMATELY 3 FT. OFF THE BOTTOM AT THE NORTHERN END, AND A SAND SCOUR AT THE SOUTHERN END EXPOSED APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FT. OF THE WRECK (3-4 FT. BELOW THE SURROUNDING BOTTOM); EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING AN OBSTRUCTION (WRECKAGE) ì WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 36 FT. (ENTERED MSM 10/89) H10668/97 --OPR-C399-RU; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH LOCATED ONE SIGNIFICANT CONTACT. SWMB LD OF 11.0 METERS (36 FEET) IN LAT. 40-29-31.113N, LONG. 73-54-18.537W. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING THE CHARTED 39 AND 36-FOOT OBSTRUCTIONS AND CHARTING A 36 OBSTN AS SURVEYED. (UP 12/22/04, SJV) S00003/03 -- S-B601-RU-02/03 HLS; Survey Position: 040° 29' 28.976" N, 73° 54' 19.935" W Least Depth: 11.23 m Timestamp: 2002-317.15:47:38.368 (11/13/2002) Charted Obstn seen with SWMB Correlates to AWOIS 7509 Updated 9/8/2006 JCM H11709/07--OPR-B310-TJ-07; Charted dangerous wreck located with sss & swmb, least and position: 37 ft, 40 29 28.9 n / 073 54 1937 w. ptt1/13/09