Unknown Wreck 115120

General Comments

50457 HISTORY NM32/56--WAIKIKI WRECK LIGHTED BUOY WR, BLACK, QK FL GREEN LIGHT, ESTABLISHED IN 30 FT TO MARK WRECK OF 300 FOOT BARGE. 1.5 FT OF WATER OVER BARGE AT LOW WATER. BARGE LIES ABOUT 150 YDS NE OF BUOY WITH A STEEL DAVIT PROJECTING ABOUT 4 FT ABOVE WATER AT HIGH WATER. BUOY LOCATED IN APPROX. LAT.21-16-41N, LONG.157-50-40W. NM17/57--WRECK DESCRIBED AS A REINFORCED CONCRETE BARGE ABOUT 280 FT LONG, 77 FT WIDE WITH ITS AXIS LYING IN A NE BY E DIRECTION. LD IS 1 FOOT AT MLLW. STEEL DAVIT AT STERN (SEAWARD END) SHOWS 3 FEET ABOVE HIGH WATER. BARGE IS LOCATED IN APPROX. LAT.21-16-45N, LONG.157-50-38W. LNM49/80--USCG SURVEY SHOWS LD TO BE 5 FT. THIS MINIMUM CLEARANCE IS APPROX. 20 YDS SEAWARD OF THE SURF BREAKLINE. CLEARANCE OVER ALL OTHER AREAS OF THE WRECK IS GREATER THAN 6 FT. CL1622/80--LNM49/80 MADE INTO A CHART LETTER. LNM29/81--WR2 BUOY DISCONTINUED. SURVEY REQUIREMENTS FULL--VERIFY OR DISPROVE. DISPROVAL NOT LIKELY DUE TO STABILITY OF CONCRETE HULL AND NON-SALVAGEABLE NATURE. HOWEVER, A REDUCTION OF HULL TO NON-HAZARD- OUS STATUS POSSIBLE AND WOULD BE EVIDENCED BY DETERIORATION OF WRECKAGE INTO A FEATURE SIMILIAR TO OTHER LOCAL ROCKY FEATURES. HYDROGRAPHER SHOULD DETERMINE PRESENT CONDITIONS AND MAKE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON A VISUAL (DIVER IF REQUIRED) AND LEAST DEPTH INVESTIGATION. ASSIGNED: OPR-T126.