Unknown Wreck 116976

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 28.336 N,73 54.475 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.472272
  • Longitude: -73.907914
Wreck Depth 12.8 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

CL776/50--SPECIAL REPORT ON WRECK OF DUMP SCOW B.B. 14. (AWOIS ITEM #1606) WRECK IS ITEM NO.4 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJECT CS-326, DATED 26 JULY 1950. WHILE INVESTIGATING WRECK, SOUNDING OF 44 FT. OBTAINED IN LAT. 40-28-19.8N, LONG. 73-54-30W; PROBABLY THE RESULT OF DUMPING BY SCOWS AND DREDGES; CLEARED BY 42 FT; (CHARTED NORTH OF REPORTED POSITION). H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; ECHO SOUNDER SEARCH WITH REDUCED LINE SPACING WAS CONDUCTED IN THE AREA OF CHARTED 44 FT SOUNDING; SHOALING TO 46 FT WAS FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF LAT 40-28-33N, LONG 73-54-39W (NAD27), 214M WEST OF THE CHARTED POSITION; SURROUNDING SOUNDINGS ARE 50 FT; INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED AROUND THE LISTED POSITION FOR THIS ITEM; FOUND UNCHARTED WRECKAGE WITH A PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST DEPTH OF 50 FT IN LAT 40-28-26.24N, LONG 73-54-27.84W (NAD27) (SEE ITEM 7932); EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED SUPERSEDING CHARTED 44 FT SOUNDING WITH PRESENT SURVEY DEPTHS.(UPDATED MSD 4/91)

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