Unknown Wreck 116459

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
37 13.504 N,76 11.485 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 37.225064
  • Longitude: -76.191425
Wreck Depth 10.06 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

LNM37/82--5TH CGD; AN UNKNOWN VESSEL, WITH ITS MAST VISIBILE JUST BELOW THE SURFACE, WAS REP. SUNK IN 30FT DEPTHS IN APPROX. POS. LAT.37-14-00N, LONG.76-11-36W. (ENTERED, 12/1/83, MJF) LNM29/83--5TH CGD; AN UNSPECIFIED TYPE OF SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE THE SUNKEN VESSEL AT THE REP. POS. ABOVE. (ENTERED, 12/1/83, MJF). LNM47/83--5TH CGD; THE SUBM. WK. WAS REVISED TO WK PD FOR THE NEXT EDITION OF CHART 12221 (ENTERED, 12/1/83, MJF). FE225/84--OPR-E609-RU/HE-84; 1:20,000 SCALE SURVEY; DEL NORTE (R/R) CONTROL; SSS USED WITH 100% TRACK SPACING AND 100M RANGE SCALE; ECHO SOUNDER DSF6000 AND DE-719B WERE USED IN THE 0-50FT RANGE SCALE. DIVERS LOCATED A 60FT VESSEL WITH 200FT BEAM, ORIENTED 91 DEG T FROM STERN TO BOW IN LAT.37-13-29.73N, LONG.76-11-30.36W. SUPERSTRUCTURE BROKEN OFF W/DEBRIS LYING OFF STBD. QUARTER AFTER DIVERS OBTAINED 33FT LD USING PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE. RECOMMEND DELETE WK PD AND ADD A 33WK TO THE CHART AT POS. LISTED ABOVE (ENTERED 10/11/84 MJF) DESCRIPTION **** LORAN-C WRECK POS. (9960 CHAIN): X-27255.4, Y-41459.9, AND Z-58547.4 POS. OBTAINED BY NORTH STAR 6000 LORAN RECEIVER.

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