Unknown Wreck 114868

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
39 38.300 N,75 34.515 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 39.638328
  • Longitude: -75.575256
Wreck Depth 5.04 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SOURCE UNKNOWN--FIRST CHARTED 1932 CL800/32--COE; REQUESTS MENTION OF NEW DIKE IN COAST PILOT; SAYS DIKE A HAZARD THAT SEVERAL VESSELS HAD STRUCK. CHART RECONSTRUCTED 1953, PRIOR HISTORY NOT READILY AVAILABLE SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN IF CL800/32 IS SOURCE OF WRECK. MAR--6/83, OPR-D218-HFP-83; SUBM DANG WK, FATHOMETER SEARCH ALONG FACE OF DIKE PROVIDED NEGATIVE RESULTS. CHAIN DRAG IMPOSSIBLE AT DIKE. LEADLINE AND FATHO LEAST DEPTHS WERE REQUIRED. RECOMMEND REMOVE WK SYMBOL AT CHARTED POSITION LAT.39-38-12.50N, LONG.7534-38.00W. R/R CONTROL. FROM CHART AND ADDING A 3RK AT LAT 39-38-16.789N, LONG 75-34-34.634W. (ENTERED MSM 8/87) H11023/01--OPR-D307-KR; ITEM FOUND IN POSITION LAT. 39/38/18.09N, LONG. 075/34/30.92W (NAD83) WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 16.93 FEET MLLW AND ANOTHER SHOALER FEATURE JUST OFFSHORE IN LAT. 39/38/17.98N, LONG. 075/34/30.92W (NAD83) WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 16.54 FEET MLLW. THE SHOALER OFFSHORE FEATURE IS THE FEATURE RECOMMENDED TO BE CHARTED AND IS THE FEATURE WHICH IS TO BE CONSIDERED THE AWOIS ITEM FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. (UPDATED 2/04 BY MBH)

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