Unknown Wreck 117143

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		41 19.790 N,71 32.345 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 41.329833
  • Longitude: -71.539083
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS CONDUCT DIVER INVESTIGATION TO IDENTIFY SSS CONTACT 718.20P IN POS. ì LAT.41-19-47.05N, LONG.71-32-20.95W (NAD 83) FROM HYDRO. SURVEY H-10424. ì DETERMINE LEAST DEPTH. HISTORY NM48/27--BUOY ESTABLISHED IN 11 1/2 FMS. OF WATER TO MARK WRECK OF A BARGE; ì STANDING ON END WITH 8 FT. OF BOW SHOWING ABOVE WATER. NM51/27--BUOY DISCONTINUED; WRECK HAS DISAPPEARED. WRECK NOT ì CHARTED. (ENTERED MSM 3/89) H-10424/91-92--OPR-B660-RU; SIDE SCAN SONAR IMAGE OF BARGE ì DETECTED DURING OFFICE PROCESSING. FOLLOW UP INVEST. BY THE ì HYDROGRAPHER LOCATED THE BARGE WITH SSS AND A DIVER INVEST. WAS ì PERFORMED. WRECK IS SANDED IN AND EXPOSED BY 8 IN. OFF THE ì BOTTOM; 40M LONG AND 10M IN LENGTH, LYING IN AN EAST/WEST ì DIRECTION; FISHING NET WAS SNAGGED ON THE WRECK; SOME COAL WAS ì FOUND NEARBY. LEAST DEPTH ON BARGE WAS 21.6M (71 FT) MLLW IN POS. ì LAT.41-19-47.16N, LONG.71-32-20.8W (NAD 83). RECOMMEND TO CHART ì NON-DANGEROUS WRECK. (UPDATED 8/93 MCR) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.1261; SUNK 1927; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED ì TO LOCATE H12023, OPR-B363-TJ-09; Feature located at survey position with 200% sss and Object detection MB. The wreck was updated to reflect the new least depth of 7o ft. (PTT, 10/2/12)

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