Unknown Wreck 116505

General Comments

LNM3/78-- (1/17/78); CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL - AID TEMPORARILY ESTABLISHED; CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY WR63 (LLNR 2741.43), BLACK, QK FL G, RAREF, RANGE 3 MILES, TEMPORARILY ESTABLISHED IN 47 FEET, 33 YARDS, 070 DEG T. FROM SUBMERGED WRECK. LEAST DEPTH OVER WRECK ESTIMATED TO BE 37 FEET IN LAT. 38-25-28.8N, LONG. 76-23-26W. THIS LNM IS THE ORIGINAL CHARTING SOURCE FOR BOTH THE WRECK BUOY AND THE WRECK IT MARKS. LNM22/78-- (5/30/78); BUOY "WR63" MADE PERMANENT. ALL OTHER DATA REMAIN THE SAME. CL1382/80-- MAR, 9/19/78; OPR-E609-RU/HE-78; ITEM NO. 7; SUBMERGED DANGEROUS WRECK IN LAT. 38-25.46N (27.6"), LONG. 76-23.40W (24.0") IN 47 FEET WITH A LD OF ABOUT 37 FEET. ALTHOUGH A BUOY WAS ESTABLISHED ENE OF THIS WRECK, MORE PRECISE INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BY THE COAST GUARD. ON 8/8/78 A FATHOMETER TRACE WAS OBTAINED ON THE BARGE AND MARKERS WERE DEPLOYED. DIVERS COULD NOT FIND BARGE DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. ITEM HUNG AT 34.5 FEET ON 8/10/78 AND CLEARED IN TWO DIRECTIONS BY 33.5 FEET AND 33.0 FEET ON 8/14/78. ITEM LOCATED IN LAT. 38-25.43N (25.8"), LONG. 76-23.49W (29.4"). NO DIVER LD OBTAINED. RECOMMENDED CHARTING A CLEARED 33-FOOT DEPTH AS SURVEYED. THIS POSITION IS APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, 250 DEG. T. FROM BUOY. LNM35/78-- (8/29/78); CHESAPEAKE BAY - COVE POINT - WRECK/AID POSITION INFORMATION; SUBMERGED WRECK LOCATED IN LAT. 38-28-28.8N, LONG. 76-23-26W HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IN LAT. 38-25.43N, LONG. 76-23.49W WITH A LD OF 33 FEET. CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHT BUOY "WR63" (LLNR 2741.43) MARKS OBSTRUCTION AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE IN LAT. 38-25.46N, LONG. 76-23.40W. LNM33/79-- (8/14/79); CHESAPEAKE BAY - CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL - AID RELOCATED; RELOCATE CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL LIGHT BUOY "WR63" (LLNR 2741.43) TO LAT. 38-25-27.2N, LONG. 76-23-25W. SUNKEN BARGE LIES 200 FEET, 230 DEG. T. FROM BUOY. BARGE MARKED AT EITHER END BY PLASTIC FLOATS. CL411/81-- THIS NOS CHART LETTER TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE SUNKEN BARGE FROM LNM3/78 TO LNM50/79. IT ALSO CONTAINS THE RESULTS OF THE BARGE UNDERWATER DEMOLITION REQUESTED BY CGD5. THE CONTRACTOR (SMITH BROS., INC.) REMOVED PART OF THE CARGO OF COAL PLUS LOOSE DECK TIMBERS BY DERRICK BARGE. OTHER WORK WAS DONE BY UNDERWATER BURNING. MATERIAL REMOVED WAS DEPOSITED IN SCOUR TRENCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SUNKEN WRECK. WORK WAS COMPLETED ON 9/12/79. THE COE SURVEY BOAT "LINTHICUM" WAS USED TO DETERMINE IF CONTRACT DEPTH OF 42 FEET HAD BEEN REACHED. AFTER TWO HOURS OF FATHO. OPS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT HAD BEEN MET. (IE. 42-FOOT CLEAR DEPTH AT MLW). LETTER FROM CHIEF OPS. DIV. COE TO COMMANDER (MPS) CGD5 DATED 9/24/79 STATES THAT COE NO LONGER CONSIDERS SUNKEN BARGE TO BE A DANGER TO NAVIGATION AND WRECK BUOY MAY BE REMOVED. LNM50/79-- (12/11/79); CHESAPEAKE BAY - CHESAPEAKE CHANNEL - AID DISCONTINUED; DELELTE WRECK BUOY "WR63". SUBMERGED WRECK LOWERED TO 42 FEET AT MLW. IN LAT. 38-25-27.2N, LONG. 76-23-25W. NM21/81-- (5/23/81); DELETE SWEPT DEPTH 33 FEET WK IN LAT. 38-25-25.8N, LONG. 76-23-29.4W. ADD DANGEROUS WRECK (42 FT REP 1979) IN LONG. 38-25-26N, LONG. 76-23-31W. (SUPERCEDES NM50/80, 12/13/80). (UP 2/2/96, SJV) FE424SS/96-- S-E902-AHP (CT-BOAT); LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. ECHO SOUNDER DEPTH OF 39.7 FEET (12.1 METERS), REAL TIDES; LOCATED IN LAT. 38-25-26.32N, LONG. 76-23-27.23W. HYDROGRAPHER THIS ECHO SOUNDER DEPTH MAY BE A RETURN FROM FISH AND RECOMMENDS RETAINING WRECK AS CHARTED. EVALUATOR DOES NOT CONCUR AND RECOMMENDS REVISING TO A 39 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 1/22/97, SJV) H11088--S-E906-BH-01; The barge wreck was identified with 200% SSS and developed with SWMB providing a least depth of 39ft. Delete 39 Wk w/ danger curve and ADD 39 Wk w/ danger curve at the current surveyed position. (PTT 9/29/06).