Unknown Wreck 114631

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
18 18.746 N,64 55.017 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 18.312439
  • Longitude: -64.916947
Wreck Depth 8 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL397/32-- LETTER, E.L. SIMMONS, AGENT, HARBOR DEPT., ST. ì THOMAS TO U.S.C. & G.S., DATED MAY 8, 1932. LIGHTS ON SUNKEN DRY ì DOCK DISCONTINUED (DRY DOCK REMOVED). FIVE PONTOONS TOWED OUT OF ì HARBOR AND SUNK. CHARTED AS A DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK. PONTOON ì IS 100 X 50 X 10 FEET. H8877/66-- OPR-423; INVESTIGATED VISUALLY BY DIVERS AND ECHO ì SOUNDER. APPEARS TO BE A SUNKEN BARGE APPROX. 15 X 25 METERS ì EXTENDING 8 FEET OFF THE BOTTOM. LOCATED IN LAT. 18-18-51.8N, ì LONG. 64-55-02.2W (SCALED FROM SMOOTH SHEET, PUERTO RICO DATUM). ì DEPTH OF 23 FEET (METHOD NOT STATED). H9271/72-- OPR-423; 25 FEET LOCATED IN LAT. 18-18-51.86N, LONG. ì 64-55-02.35W. 23-F00T DEPTH BROUGHT FORWARD FROM H8877/66. (ENT ì 6/11/93, SJV) H10505/93-- OPR-I173-MI; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. DIVERS ì DESCRIBE A SUNKEN PONTOON/BARGE MEASURING 33 X 15 X 2.7 METERS IN ì LAT. 18-18-44.776N, LONG. 64-55-01.005W. LL LD OF 8.0 METERS. ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED WRECK TO SURVEYED POSITION ì AND CHARTING AS A 26 WK. (UP 4/11/96, SJV)

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