Unknown Wreck 116315

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
36 46.825 N,76 18.442 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 36.780422
  • Longitude: -76.307372
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SOURCE UNKNOWN-- THIS WRECK WAS CHARTED AS A VISIBLE WRECK ON THE FIRST EDITION OF CHART 452 PUBLISHED IN 1930 WHICH WAS FROM CHART 451 WHICH WAS CANCELLED IN 1930. THE AVAILABLE RECORDS OF CHART 451 INDICATE THAT THIS WRECK WAS NOT ON THE 1928 EDITION. CL1138/74-- A USPS CHART CORRECTION LETTER STATING THAT THE VISIBLE WRECK WAS STILL VISIBLE BUT WAS CLOSER TO THE SHORE THAN CHARTED OR IS NO LONGER VISIBLE. NUMEROUS SOUNDINGS WERE TAKEN OVER THE AREA WITHOUT ANY INDICATIONS OF A SUNKEN WRECK. ALSO STATED IS THAT THE VISIBLE WRECK IS AT THE NEAREST POINT OF SHORE AND MY BE THE CHARTED WRECK. THE POSITION PROVIDED IN THIS CL IS 36/46/50N, 076/18/27W (NAD27) BUT IT IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER THE POSITION IS THEIR SCALED POSITION OF THE CHARTED WRECK OR THE VISIBLE WRECK. THE CHART WAS UPDATED TO A TO SUNKEN WREC K AND A VISIBLE WREK WAS ADDED WHICH HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REMOVED. (ENTERED 2/02 BY MBH) F00583-- S-E941-NRT4-09; AWOIS item was investigated by the field with multibeam sonar data and the charted obstruction was not observed. Due to a holiday near the area, retain item as charted. (Updated CEH 2/2012) H12285-- OPR-E350-TJ-11; AWOIS item investigated by the field with multibeam and side scan sonar and no feature was observed. (Updated KRW 1/2015).

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