Unknown Wreck 116981

General Comments

HISTORY CL426/27--WRECK OF PILE DRIVER SUNK 410 YDS. 126 DEGS. FROM BUOY 17. WRECK WILL BE REMOVED. POS. SCALED FROM CHART 12365 (1:20,000) IN APPROX. POS. LAT 40-55-51.0N, LONG 73-31-31.0W. NM33/27--PUBLISHES ABOVE INFO. H5142WD/31--CLEARED TO 17 FT. HYDROGRAPHER MADE NO RECOMMENDATION REVIEWER RECOMMENDED REMOVING WRECK FROM CHART. (ENT 5/88 SJV) FE319SS/88--OPR-B660-HE-88; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR COVERAGE FOR MOST OF THE REQUIRED 500M SEARCH AREA (PART OF THE SEARCH AREA FELL IN AN AREA WHICH THE COMMANDING OFFICER CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS TO THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF THE SHIP); A LARGE NUMBER OF BOULDERS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE SEARCH AREA; CONTACT #34 IS BELIEVED TO BE THE REMAINS OF THIS AWOIS ITEM; SCATTERED WRECKAGE CONSISTING OF SEVERAL PIECES OF PIPE, A DIESEL ENGINE ON IT'S SIDE, SEVERAL WOODEN ITEMS AND OTHER VARIOUS DEBRIS; DEBRIS EXTENDS NO MORE THAN TWO FEET OFF THE BOTTOM; ECHOSOUNDER LEAST DEPTH OF 33 FT.;SCOUR AND EXTENT OF DEBRIS INDICATE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MUCH LARGER SUBMERGED OBJECT THERE AT ONE TIME; LAT 40-55-58.09N, LONG 73-31-23.42W (NAD83); EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING THE CHARTED WRECK AND ADDING THE NONDANGEROUS WRECK FOUND BY THIS SURVEY WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 33 FT.; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W 15314.3, 9960-X 26840.1, 9960-Y 43948.2. (UPDATED MSM 10/89) H10348/90-- OPR-B285-AHP; NOT ADDRESSED BY HYDROGRAPHER. BROUGHT FORWARD. (UP 2/5/93, SJV)