Unknown Wreck 117609

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		40 59.168 N,73 32.265 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.986131
  • Longitude: -73.537750
Wreck Depth 13.72 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL1095/86--PRIV. DIVER; SCHOONER, LORAN-C RATES PROVIDED AND CONVERTED, ì 9960 X-26856.4, Y-43979.2, LAT 40-59-18N, LONG 73-31-57W;FOR FURTHER ì INFORMATION CONTACT MR. LADA SIMEK, 57 S. HIGHLAND AVE., OSSINING, N.Y. ì 10562, TEL. 914-941-0610. (ENTERED 10/86 RWD) FE319SS/88--OPR-B660-HE-88; 100% SIDE SCAN SONAR COVERAGE FOR ì 700M RADIUS; DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE REMAINS OF A LARGE ì WOODEN VESSEL IN LAT 40-59-10.07N, LONG 73-32-15.90W (NAD83); ì WRECKAGE WAS SO SEVERELY DETERIORATED THAT A LENGTH AND WIDTH ì COULD EASILY BE DETERMINED; APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS WERE 80 FT. ì LONG AND 20 FT. WIDE; WRECKAGE CONSISTED OF SEVERAL LARGE WOODEN ì RIBS SURROUNDED BY REMAINS OF THE VESSEL'S OUTER HULL AND ì INTERIOR COMPARTMENTS; THERE APPEARED TO BE SEVERAL BOOMS AND ì MASTS LYING ABOUT THE WRECK IN A DISORGANIZED FASHION, PROBABLY ì REMNANTS OF THE VESSELS RIGGING; A LEAST DEPTH OF 45 FT. WAS ì TAKEN ON ONE OF THESE PIECES OF RIGGING; WRECK POSES LESS OF A ì HAZARD TO NAVIGATION THAN A NEARBY SHOAL; HYDROGRAPHER AND ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A NONDANGEROUS WRECK WITH A 45 FT. ì SOUNDING; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W 15315.1, 9960-X 26856.2, 9960-Y ì 43978.6. (UPDATED MSM 10/89) FE396/94-- S-B902-RU-94; NOT RESOLVED. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS ì RETAINING AS CHARTED. BROUGHT FORWARD TO PRESENT SURVEY (13.7 ì METERS). (UP 10/12/94, SJV)

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