Unknown Wreck 115322

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 54.744 N,73 38.667 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.912403
  • Longitude: -73.644447
Wreck Depth 14.94 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE317SS/88--OPR-B660-RU-88; WHILE INVESTIGATING AWOIS ITEM 1736, A SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACT WAS FOUND IN LAT 40-54-44.73N, LONG 73-38-39.68W (NAD83); DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND PLATE STEEL, ENTANGLED AND RUSTED, INTERSPERSED WITH BOTH IRON AND COPPER TUBING; APPEARED TO BE WRECKAGE BUT POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE; COVERS AREA APPROXIMATELY 15 FT. X 10 FT. AND NO MASTS OR OTHER PROMINENT STRUCTURES WERE PRESENT; HIGH POINT IDENTIFIED BY DIVERS WAS A LARGE PIECE OF METAL PROJECTING APPROXIMATELY 6 FT. OFF THE BOTTOM; BOTTOM IS COMPOSED OF PACKED GRAVEL AND SMALL ROCKS, NONE OF WHICH APPROACH THE LEAST DEPTH OF WRECKAGE; LEAST DEPTH OF 46 FT.; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A 46 FT. SOUNDING WITH TYPE WK; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W 15361.7, 9960-X 26897.3, 9960-Y 43948.0, 9960-Z 59997.0. (ENTERED MSM 10/89) H10612/95-- OPR-B389-CN; WRECK LOCATED BY MULTIBEAM ECHO SOUNDER IN LAT. 40-54-44.65N, LONG. 73-38-40.01W. LIES 9 METERS (29 FEET), 249 DEG. FROM AWOIS POSITION. DEPTH OF 15.1 METERS (49 FEET). EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED 46 WK TO 49 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 7/25/97, SJV)

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