Vega Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Vega Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
40 11.646 N,73 56.787 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 16.76 m |
| Name | VEGA |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
40 11.646 N,73 56.787 W
Vega on Wreck Map
Vega Wreck on Google Map
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- Liburno Wreck 721.3 M
- Vega Wreck 721.3 M
- Druidhill Wreck 1955 M
- Schooner Wreck 2405.4 M
- Vega Wreck 2534.8 M
- Pocopson Wreck 3646 M
- Pocopson Wreck 3700.5 M
- Corbella Wreck 4570.7 M
- Malta Wreck 4599.7 M
General Comments
HISTORY NM5/61-FERRY, 75 FT. L, LAT. 40-13N, LONG, 73-57W. CL1958/78--NOS; ADDED SUBM DANG WK IN LAT 40-11-39N, LONG 76-56-49W. CL1433/80--NOS; REVISED WK SYMBOL FROM SUBM DANG WK TO 53 FT SNDG ì WITH DANGER CURVE AND TYPE WK IN LAT 40-11-39N, LONG 73-56-49.2W; WK IN ì LAT 40-13-00N, LONG 73-57-00 DELETED. FE221/78-79--OPR-C622, ITEM 8; HANG AT UNSPECIFIED DEPTH, NOT CLEARED; ì DIVERS VERIFIED AS VEGA IN N-S ORIENTATION, INVERTED POSITION, BOTTOM DEPTH ì 64 FT., LL LD 53 FT; IN LAT 40-11-39N, LONG 73-56-49.2W; WK IN LAT 40-13-00N, ì LONG 73-57-00W DELETED. H10287/88--OPR-C147-WH; NOT FOUND WITHIN LIMITS OF SHEET BUT ì WAS FOUND ON H-10290. (UPDATED MSM 8/89) H10290/88--OPR-C147-WH-88; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR COVERAGE FOR ì 100M RADIUS; A SIGNIFIGANT CONTACT WITH WRECK-LIKE ì CHARACTERISTICS FOUND IN LAT 41-11-38.437N, LONG 73-56-47.494W ì (SCALED FROM SONARGRAM); CALCULATED HEIGHT OFF BOTTOM OF 10.5FT. ì IN 65-70 FT.; APPROXIMATE DEPTH OF 56 FT.; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED ì CARRYING CHARTED 53 FT. WRECK FORWARD PENDING ADDITIONAL FIELD ì DATA TO DETERMINE ACCURATE POSITION AND LEAST DEPTH. (UPDATED MSM ì 10/89) FE333SS/89--OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT NO. 26; 50M RANGE SCALE ì SIDE SCAN SONAR CONDUCTED OVER POSITION PROVIDED BY WHITING ON ì H10290/88; DIVERS LOCATED A RUSTED BUT INTACT CAPSIZED AUTOMOBILE ì AND PASSENGER FERRY MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 80 FT. LONG AND 40 ì FT. WIDE; LOCAL DIVERS IDENTIFIED AS THE VEGA; WRECK ROSE ì APPROXIMATELY 15 FT. OFF A SANDY BOTTOM; LEAST DEPTH OF 55 FT. BY ì LEADLINE; LORAN C RATES: 9960-W 15507.0, 9960-X 26921.6, 9960-Y ì 43546.9, 9960-Z 59788.9; LAT 40-11-38.791N, LONG 73-56-47.207W; ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING A 55WK AS SHOWN ON THIS SURVEY. ì (UPDATED MSM 5/90)