Unknown Wreck 117063

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 54.692 N,73 46.073 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.911539
  • Longitude: -73.767889
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY T5257/1933--NOS; ORIGINALLY CHARTED AS VISIBLE WRECKS. POS ì SCALED FROM SOURCE IN LAT 40-54-42N; LONG 73-46-08W. SOURCE UNKNOWN--SOURCE FOR SHOWN WRECK AS SUBMERGED IS ì UNASCERTAINABLE (ENTERED LQ 5/88) H10559/94-- OPR-B285-AHP; VS LOCATED WRECK. WRECK IS PARTIALLY BURIED ON THE NW CORNER OF TANK ISLAND. RISES 2.4 METERS (7.9 FEET) ABOVE MLLW IN LAT. 40-54-41.536, LONG. 73-46-04.404W. MR. JOHN PELHAM (G&R MARINE REPAIR SERVICE, 22 PELHAM ROED, NEW ROCELLE, NY 10805, 914-632-4020) IJNDICATED THIS ITEM WAS A BARGE 15 METERS LONG X 4 METERS WIDE WITH SEVERAL BEAMS EXPOSED. WAS PLACES ON TANK ISLAND AND PARTIALLY BURNED ALONG WITH OTHER WRECKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WERE SALVAGED FROM ECHO BAY WHEN PLACING MOORING BUOYS. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED WRECKS IN LAT. 40-54-42.35N, LONG. 73-46-06.47W, AND LAT. 40-54-44.10N, LONG. 73-46-06.8W. CHART A VISIBLE WRECK 8 FEET ABOVE MLLW AS SURVEYED. (UP 12/8/04, SJV)

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