Unknown Wreck 117424

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
41 26.103 N,71 4.759 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 41.435056
  • Longitude: -71.079314
Wreck Depth 16.2 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE241SS/82--OPR-B660-RU/HE-82; DURING PREPROCESSING OF ITEM 1 (AWOIS ITEM 1898), A CONTACT WAS NOTED ON THE SONARGRAMS WHICH HAD THE APPEARANCE OF A WRECK IN PA LAT 41-26-07N, LONG 71-04-47W (+/- 75M); WRECK RISES AN ESTIMATED 17 1/2 FT. ABOVE THE BOTTOM IN CHARTED DEPTHS OF 34 - 57 FT.; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A DANGEROUS WRECK AS SHOWN ON SURVEY. (ENTERED MSM 6/89) FE375SS/92--OPR-B660-RU; SIDE SCAN SONAR AND DIVER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED WRECK TO BE A BARGE 30M LONG AND 10M WIDE LYING UPSIDE DOWN. LEAST DEPTH WAS 16.2M (53.1 FT) MLLW IN LAT.41-26-06.20N, LONG.71-04-45.53W (NAD 83). THE HULL OF THE BARGE WAS WASTED AWAY, EXPOSING THE FRAMES; BOW AND STERN WAS INTACT. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS TO CHART DANGEROUS SUBM. WRECK WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 16.2M (53 FT) IN THE ABOVE POSITION. (UPDATED 1/93 MCR)

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