Unknown Wreck 116509

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HISTORY LNM34/79-- 24-FOOT SAILBOAT SUNK 116 DEGS. T, 1 NM FROM THOMAS SHOAL LIGHT IN 46 FEET. D71/87-- OPR-E609-RU/HE-AUG/87; WK NOT LOCATED. RECOMMEND RETENTION AS CHARTED. (UP 6/18/89, LQ) FE305SS/87-- OPR-E609-RU/HE-87; ITEM FOUND AS DESCRIBED IN LAT. 38-53-40.73N, LONG. 76-25-04.50W. LD AT MLLW OF 36 FEET IN 39 FEET (PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE). LD TAKEN ON REMAINS OF METAL MAST. SAIL STILL ATTACHED. NO IDENTIFYING NUMBERS ON EITHER HULL OR SAIL. LORAN-C RATES (9960 CHAIN): X=27578..6, Y=42645.6, Z=58944.6. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK WITH A LD OF 36 FEET IN SURVEYED POSITION AND DELETING PRESENTLY CHARTED DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK. IN ADDITION, ONE OBSTRUCTION AND ONE OTHER WRECK WERE FOUND DURING INVESTIGATION OF THIS AWOIS NO. THE OBSTRUCTION IS A 30-FOOT LONG OAK TREE TRUNK LOCATED IN LAT. 38-53-25.97N, LONG. 76-25-07.12W, EXTENDING APPROX. 3 FEET OFF THE BOTTOM (NO LD TAKEN). NOT PRESENTLY CHARTED. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS NO CHARTING ACTION BE TAKEN. SEE AWOIS NO. 7440 FOR DISCUSSION OF OTHER WRECK. (UP 5/24/89, SJV) H10691/96-- OPR-E346-AHP; LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR. NO DIVE OPS DUE VIS AND SAFTY CONCERNS. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED 36 FEET 1987 AND CHARTING 40-FOOT WRECK AS SURVEYED. (UP 3/31/98, SJV) DESCRIPTION **** TELCON RICK WHITFIELD (N/CS33) AND S. VERRY (N/CS31) 3/31/98; RETAIN LD OF 36 FEET SINCE ITEM NOT DOVE ON. PRIOR DEPTH IS DIVER LD ON MAST. CHART A 36 WK AS SURVEYED. DELETE 36FT 1987.