Unknown Wreck 116020

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
32 36.022 N,79 40.151 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 32.600361
  • Longitude: -79.669181
Wreck Depth 11.5 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL388/14--SOURCE DOCUMENT NOT AVAILABLE; LISTED ON THE STANDARD FOR DISCONTINUED CHART 154 AS THE SOURCE FOR CHARTING THIS WRECK WITH A DEPTH OF 4 1/2 FATHOMS. CHART 154 WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1922 AND REPLACED BY CHART 1239, CURRENTLY CHART 11521. H7172/46-47--USC&GS VESSEL LYDONIA; OBTAINED A LEAST DEPTH OF 36 FEET OVER THE WRECK AND OBTAINED A BETTER POSITION WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS NW OF THE CHARTED POSITION. H9174WD/69--OPR-436 (ESSA VESSELS RUDE & HECK); ASSIGNED ITEM 2. HUNG THE ITEM AT AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 37 FEET AND CLEARED THE ITEM AT AN EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF 35 FEET. THE HANG POSITION AND THE CLEARANCE EFFECTIVE DEPTH IS THE CURRENTLY CHARTED INFORMATION FOR THIS WRECK. THE WRECK WAS NOT INVESTIGATED BY DIVERS. (ENTERED 2/96 BY MBH) H10674/96--OPR-G342-WH-96--THIS WRECK WAS FOUND IN LAT 32/36/01.304N, LONG. 079/40/09.054W (NAD83) WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 37 FEET (11.5 METERS) MLLW. THE WRECK WAS DESCRIBED AS A DECAYED WOODED HULL LOADED DOWN WITH LARGE CEMENT BLOCKS. THE WRECK MEASURED 130 FEET IN LENGTH AND EXTENDS 14 FEET OFF THE BOTTOM. (UPDATED 12/96 BY MBH)

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