Unknown Wreck 115233

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		40 21.318 N,73 56.002 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.355303
  • Longitude: -73.933372
Wreck Depth 15.54 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY H6463/39WD--ITEM 33;WHILE INVESTIGATING THE WK OF POCONA (AMOIS #1568) ì SNDGS 42-44 FT WERE OBTAINED ON A WK AND 38 FT ON AN OBSTR (AWOIS ITEM ì 1562) IN LAT 40-21-18N, LONG 73-56-06W; THESE OBSTRUCTION FELT LIKE BITS OF ì WRECKAGE AND THE LEAD WAS COVERED WITH RUST. (ENTERED MSM 5/87) H10284/88--OPR-C147-WH-88; WRECK FOUND WITH AN ESTIMATED DEPTH ì OF 51 FT IN LAT 40-21-18.8N, LONG 73-56-00.2W (NAD83); WRECK IS 102M EAST ì OF CHARTED AWOIS ITEM AND IS BELIEVED TO BE THAT ITEM; EVALUATOR ì RECOMMENDED RETAINING AS CHARTED PENDING VERIFICATION OF FE-330SS ì (1989). (UPDATED MSD 6/91) FE330SS/89--OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT #8 FROM SURVEY H-10284/88; ì SIDE SCAN SONAR AND DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE REMAINS OF A ì WOODEN AND STEEL WRECK ABOUT 25M LONG RESTING UPRIGHT AND RISING 6 ì FT ABOVE A SANDY BOTTOM; WRECK IS BADLY WEATHERED BUT STILL MORE ì OR LESS INTACT; TWO LARGE ANCHORS STILL HANG FROM THE BOW; NO ì IDENTIFYING MARKINGS WERE FOUND ON WRECK; LEADLINE LEAST DEPTH OF ì 51 FT TAKEN ON ONE OF THE VERTICAL TIMBERS RISING ABOVE THE ì WRECK IN LAT 40-21-19.09N, LONG 73-56-00.14W (NAD83); LORAN C ì RATES: 9960-W 15497.4, 9960-X 26941.5, 9960-Y 43645.0, 9960-Z ì 59834.0; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED 35FT WIRE DRAG ì WRECK AND ADDING 51 WK IN SURVEY POSITION. (UPDATED MSD 6/91) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.311; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; REPORTED WD CLEARED TO 35 FT. IN LAT 40-21-18N LONG 73-56-06W THROUGH U.S.C. & G.S. IN 9/39.

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 40 21.318 N,73 56.002 W
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