Unknown Wreck 114542

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
42 53.820 N,78 54.519 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 42.897000
  • Longitude: -78.908647
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY UNKNOWN SOURCE-- DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK, PD, CHARTED IN LAT ì 42-53-48N, LONG 78-54-32W, IS DESCRIBED IN COAST PILOT 6 AS A ì SUBMERGED TUG WHICH SHIFTED POSITION IN 1972 AND COULD NOT BE ì LOCATED IN 1973. H9841/79--OPR-W216-HFP-78; PSR ITEM 6B; ECHO SOUNDER SEARCH ì WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS; WIRE DRAG WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO THE ì IRREGULAR BOTTOM PROFILE, PRESENCE OF GRASS, AND AN EXTREMELY ì STRONG CURRENT; 1978 PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS A STRANDED WRECK IN THE ì SAME AREA, BUT SINCE THIS WRECK WAS NOT OBSERVED BY THE HYDROGRAPHER, ì IT IS SHOWN ON PRESENT SURVEY AS SUBMERGED; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A SUBMERGED WRECK AS SHOWN ON THE PRESENT SURVEY IN LAT 42-53-49N, ì LONG 78-54-32W. (ENTERED MSM 8/88)

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