Unknown Wreck 117503

General Comments

H10224/86--OPR-C121-WH-86; WHILE INVESTIGATING ITEM 751, AN AREA WITH NUMEROUS SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACT WAS FOUND AND DEVELOPED USING SIDE SCAN AND ECHOSOUNDER; DIVER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED LIMITS OF SITE, NATURE OF WRECKAGE AND LOCATION OF THE LEAST DEPTH; SITE WAS ORIENTED NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST; CONSISTS MOSTLY OF SHIPYARD DEBRIS IN THE FORM OF HEAT EXCHANGERS, BUCKLED DECK PLATING, TWISTED ANGLE IRON, WOODEN RIBS, AND PIPING OF VARIOUS LENGTHS AND SIZES; THE NORTHEAST END OF THE SITE CONSISTED OF A BARGE LYING IN A NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST DIRECTION WITH THE BOW OF THE BARGE DEFINING THE SOUTHEAST WALL OF THE SITE; THE NORTHWEST END OF THE BARGE, THE STERN, WAS COVERED WITH METAL DEBRIS, HAWSER LINES AND TRAWLER NETTING; DIVERS CONCLUDED THAT THIS SITE IS THE WRECK OF A BARGE THAT WAS FILLED WITH SHIPYARD SCRAP IRON AND DEBRIS; PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LEAST DEPTH OF 50 FT IN LAT 40-28-26.24N, LONG 73-54-27.84W (NAD27); EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A 50 OBSTR (WRECKAGE) AS SHOWN ON PRESENT SURVEY. (ENTERED MSD 4/91) S00003/03 -- S-B601-RU-02/03 HLS; Survey Position: 40.47393999° N, 73.90728417° W Least Depth: 15.30 m Timestamp: 2002-312.02:54:22.351 (11/08/2002) Charted 50 Obstn discovered using 100% mainscheme SWMB coverage. Retain as charted Updated 9/11/2006 JCM H11709/07--OPR-B310-TJ-09; Charted Dangerous wreck found with SSS & SWMB, THIS WRECK WAS ALSO LISTED AS AWOIS 751, Dangerous Wreck charted at 40 28 26.1 n / 073 54 26.4 w with least depth of 50 ft. PTT 1/13/09