Unknown Wreck 115845

General Comments

HISTORY CL1505/84-- COMMANDER, US ARMY ENGINERING DIVISION, JACKSONVILLE, FL TO COMMANDER COAST GUARD DISTRICT 7 DATED NOVEMBER 7, 1984; SUBJ. UNIDENTIFIED 40-FOOT LOBSTER BOAT SUNK IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 24-33N, LONG. 81-43-30W. 1. 40-FOOT LOBSTER BOAT SUNK APPROX. 125 FEET WEST OF BOCA CHICA CHANNEL (A PRIVATE CHANNEL) SOUTHWEST OF CHANNEL MARKER #3. 2. VESSEL HAS FICTITIOUS REGISTRATION IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS, THEREFORE OWNER CANNOT BE ADVISED OF RESPONSIBILITY TO MARK AND REMOVE. 3. VESSEL IS NOT NEAR A FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNEL AND IS NOT BELIEVED TO BE AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO THE PRIVATE CHANNEL. CORPS OF ENGINEERS PLANS NO ACTION TO REMOVE. LNM45/84-- FLORIDA-HAWK CHANNEL-WRECK. A 40-FOOT LOBSTER BOAT IS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 24-33N, LONG. 81-43-30W. CL807/86-- USPS TO NOS DATED 629/86; REFERENCES CL895/81 (AWOIS NO. 10581). USPS OBSERVER CONNSIDERS VISIBLE WRECK CHARTED IN LAT. 24-33-00.0N, LONG. 81-43-30.0W TO BE AN ERRONEOUS POSITION OF THE "ST. LAURANTIII" (AWOIS NO. 10581). OBSERVER SEES NO EVIDENCE (ABOVE SOUNDING DATUM) OF A WRECK AT THAT POSITION AND RECOMMENDS DELETING VISIBLE WRECK OR REVISING TO SUBMERGED, ED. CHARTING ACTION REVISED VISIBLE SYMBOL TO A SUBMERGED DANGEROUS WRECK, ED. H10953/01-- OPR-H355-WH; NOT COMPLETELY INVESTIGATED DUE TO SHOAL WATER. HOWEVER, SWMB NEGATIVE AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE INDICATED VESSEL HAD BURNED TO THE WATERLINE AND HAD MOST LIKELY DETERIORATED BEYOND RECOGNITION. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING FROM CHARTS. N/CS31 DOES NOT CONCUR WITH EVALUATOR'S RECOMMENDATION. N/CS31 RECOMMENDS RETAINING CHARTED DANGEROUS SUBMERGED WRECK IN LAT. 24-33-00.0N, LONG. 81-43-30.0W. (UP 5/15/03, SJV)