Unknown Wreck 115318

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 8.853 N,73 55.831 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.147547
  • Longitude: -73.930514
Wreck Depth 17.68 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

333SS/89--OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT NO. 16; 50M SIDE SCAN SONAR ì COVERAGE OVER CONTACT PROVIDED BY WHITING IN H10290/88; DIVER ì INVESTIGATION LOCATED A BADLY DETERIORATED WOODEN WRECK WHICH WAS ì SUNK INTO A FLAT SANDY BOTTOM; HIGHEST OBJECT WAS A LARGE CORAL ì COVERED ROCK OR PIECE OF WRECKAGE; DIVERS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ì EXACT NATURE OF THIS CORAL COVERED OBJECT; POSITIVE ì IDENTIFICATION OF WRECKAGE COULD NOT BE MADE; LAT 40-08-51.166N, ì LONG 73-55-49.845W; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W 15503.1, 9960-X ì 26907.3, 9960-Y 43517.6, 9960-Z 59778.2; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED ì CHARTED A DANGEROUS WRECK COVERED 58 FT. MLLW AT SURVEY POSITION. ì (ENTERED MSM 5/90)

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