Unknown Wreck 115298

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 23.806 N,73 51.475 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.396775
  • Longitude: -73.857911
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

AWOIS NO 9701 HISTORY FE221WD/78-79-- OPR-C622; NOTATION "ED" ADDED TO WRECK SYMBOL. WRECK NOT LOCATED. QUALITY CONTROL REPORT (9/4/80) PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFO. AND INSIGHT CONCERNING THIS ITEM. THIS WRECK IS CHARTED IN A SPOIL DUMP SITE WHICH HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 1940. COE SURVEY OF 1973 (BP88380) REVEALED THAT AN ACCUMULATION OF ABOUT 30 FEET OF MATERIAL HAS OCCURRED AT THE DUMP SITE. THE REVIEWER'S RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE ACCRETION OF MATERIAL AT THE SITE. QC REPORT LEAVES CHARTING DECISION TO THE COMPILER WHETHER TO SHOW THE WRECK AS SUBMERGED NON-DANGEROUS, ED OR TO DELETE THE WRECK ENTIRELY AS BEING SUPERSEDED DUE TO THE ACCRETION OF SPOIL OVER THE WRECK. DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 8390; TRAWLER NO. 78; MARINE CASUALTY; SUNK 4/15/38 IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 40-23-48N, LONG. 73-51-30W. SOURCE OF INFORMATION "MERCHANT VESSELS OF U.S. LOST". 114 TONS. ACCURACY TO 1 MILE. REF. TO CAPT. LEWEY'S MEMO OF 5/8/58 WHICH "ADDED, DELETED, AND REVISED WRECKS". (ENT 3/22/96, SJV)

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