Unknown Wreck 117613

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
40 47.908 N,73 52.622 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 40.798469
  • Longitude: -73.877028
Wreck Depth 16.76 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM47/68--40X50 FOOT BARGE SUNK IN 73 FEET APPROX. 590 YDS., 42 DEG. 30 MIN. FROM STACK (40-47-49N, 73-53-19W) RIKERS ISLAND CL395/83--OPR-B408-WH-81; CES, ITEM 2; ECHO SOUNDER SEARCH ONLY; 10 METER SPACING IN AREA 340 METERS WIDE. 20 METER ARCS RUN AN ADDITIONAL 100 METERS TO WEST OF AREA AND 140 METERS TO EAST, TOTALING 580 METERS. BOTTOM ROCKY AND IRREGULAR. ANY SORT OF WIRE DRAG CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE. MARINE POLICE SCUBA DIVERS REPORT BOTTOM VERY ROCKY AND FULL OF LARGE PIECES OF SCRAP METAL, OLD ENGINES, ETC. NO INDICATION OF WRECK OTHER THAN SPIKES ON ECHOGRAM WHICH WERE NOT CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT. HYDRO. RECOMMENDED ADDING "ED" TO CHARTED WRECK. H10625/96-- OPR-B389-CN; UNCHARTED WRECK LOCATED BY SWMB. LD OF 16.9 METERS (55 FEET) LOCATED IN LAT. 40-47.90824N, LONG. 73-52.62167W. SIDE SCAN SONAR AND MB SEARCH NEGATIVE FOR CHARTED WRECK ED. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING CHARTED WRECK, ED AND CHARTING A 55 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 10/01/02, SJV)

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