Unknown Wreck 117052

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 53.322 N,73 43.273 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.888700
  • Longitude: -73.721217
Wreck Depth 18.9 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE293/86SS--OPR-B660-RU-86; LARGE HIGHLY DETERIORATED WOODEN ì VESSEL WITH SEVERAL TIMBERS PROTRUDING ABOVE THE BOTTOM LOCATED ì IN LAT 40-53-18.99N, LONG 73-43-17.90W; DIMENSIONS COULD NOT BE ì DETERMINED DUE TO CONDITION OF WRECK; LEAST DEPTH OF 56 FT ì (PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAGE) ON SHOALEST PROTRUDING TIMBER; IN AN AREA ì CLEARED BY 38 FT BY PRIOR SURVEY H5078/30WD AND WAS MOST LIKELY ì IN EXISTENCE AT THAT TIME; NOT CHARTED; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS ì CHARTING SUNKEN DANG WK WITH 56 FT LEAST DEPTH; NO ADDITIONAL ì WORK RECOMMENDED. (ENTERED MSM 4/88) H10558/94-- OPR-B285-AHP; NOT ADDRESSED. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS ì RETAINING AS CHARTED. (UP 9/8/97, SJV) H10618/95-- OPR-B389-CN; A DEPRESSION WITH A DEPTH OF 18.9 METERS (62 FEET) FOUND AT THE POSITION OF THIS DETERIORATED WRECK IN LAT. 40-53.322N, LONG. 73-43.273W. MB AN SIDE SCAN DID NOT REVEAL ANY ELEVATED OBJECTS IN THE VICINITY. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING CHARTED 56 WK TO A 62 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 12/7/04, SJV) S00002/02--S-B600-RU--Wreck covered by %200 SSS coverage and developed twice with SWMB. AWOIS history indicates that the wreck consisted of timbers sticking off the bottom. If so, timbers have deteriorated. Delete 62 Wk (RES 8/13/07).

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