Unknown Wreck 116353

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
36 58.275 N,76 19.813 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 36.971258
  • Longitude: -76.330219
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS A 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED WITHIN A 400 X ì 800 METER RECTANGLE SURROUNDING THE CHARTED WRECK. THIS RECTANGLE ì IS ORIENTED WITH ITS LONG AXIS APPROX. NE-SW OR PARALLEL TO ì ENTRANCE REACH CHANNEL. HISTORY NM15/61--A 125FT BARGE IS REPORTED SUNK IN 22FT OF WATER ì APPROX. 900YDS 360 DEG T FROM NAVAL BASE BREAKWATER LIGHT (PLOTS ì TO APPROX. POS. LAT.36-58-16N, LONG.76-19-50W). THE BOW IS ì EXPOSED BY 2FT AT MLLW. (ENTERED 12/88 MCR) CL1484/64--CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE USS TACONIC STATES THAT ì FOLLOWING SEVERAL CLOSE OBSERVATIONS IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE ì STRANDED BARGE IS NO LONGER VISIBLE. LNM49/64--REPORTS WK. NOT FOUND AT CHARTED LOCATION. DESCRIPTION **** ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM AFFECTED CHARTS PENDING APPLICATION OF COE SURVEY OF 1991. (UP 3/1/94, SJV)

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