Unknown Wreck 117142

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 27.227 N,73 53.276 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.453780
  • Longitude: -73.887940
Wreck Depth 61 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

NM22/46--DERRICK BARGE WRECK LIGHTED BUOY 3, BLACK, QK FL GREEN, ì ESTABLISHED IN 62 FT., 1.75 MILES, 63 DEG. FROM SCOTLAND LIGHT VESSEL. ì BUOY LOCATED 200 FEET EAST OF SUNKEN WRECK WHICH LIES IN A SE-NW ì DIRECTION. APPROX. POS. LAT. 40-27-24N, LONG. 73-53-06W. NM23/46--WK BUOY 3 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND REPLACED WITH A BUOY LOCATED ì 20 FT OFF SE CORNER OF WK; WK HAS ABOUT 30 FT WATER OVER IT. NM36/47--WK BUOY WILL BE DISCONTINUED; SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE WK. NM41/47--DERRICK BARGE WRECK LIGHTED BUOY, HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. CL347/58--NON-DANGEROUS WRECK ADDED TO CHART IN APPROX. POS. LAT. ì 40-27-24N, LONG. 73-53-06W DUE TO NEW CHARTING POLICY. H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; MAIN SCHEME HYDROGRAPHY AND SIDE ì SCAN SONAR INVESTIGATION REVEALED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A WRECK IN ì FOUR PIECES 447M SW OF WRECK; FOUR DIVES WERE PERFORMED IN 1987; ì FOUND A BARGE, APPROXIMATELY 50X120 FT WITH A PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE ì LEAST DEPTH OF 63 FT TAKEN IN LAT 40-27-12.99N, LONG 73-53-18.36W ì (NAD27); 0-5 FT VISIBILITY; A STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO A DERRICK ì CRANE WAS FOUND; HYDROGRAPHER AND EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING ì CHARTED SYMBOL AND ADDING 63 WK AS SHOWN ON PRESENT SURVEY. ì (UPDATED MSD 4/91) DESCRIPTION 24 NO. 1350; BARGE, SUNK 5/30/46; POS. ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; ì SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED TO LOCATE; 40-27-24N, 73-53-06W. S00003/03 -- S-B601-RU-02/03 HLS; Survey Position: 040° 27' 13.706" N, 73° 53' 16.676" W Least Depth: 19.40 m Timestamp: 2003-153.21:43:04.682 (06/02/2003) SWMB Investigation of charted wreck (AWOIS 1609) Wreck found, approxiamtely 80m due W of charted location. Hydrographer Recommendations: Reposition charted wreck Updated 9/7/2006 JCM B-310-TJ-08, H11916 - Item investigated with SSS & SWMB, least depth on charted Wk updated to 61ft. Chart updated with least depth (PTT, 12/19/08).

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