Unknown Wreck 116981

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 55.968 N,73 31.390 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.932803
  • Longitude: -73.523172
Wreck Depth 10.06 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

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

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