u09 - AWOIS 8075 ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

u09 - AWOIS 8075

FE330SS/89 -- OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT #24 FROM SURVEY H-10284/88; SIDE-SCAN SONAR AND DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BADLY DETERIORATED WRECKAGE OF A WOODEN SHIP; A LARGE METAL MOORING OR TOWING BIT WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE; LEADLINE LEAST DEPTH OF 41 FT TAKEN ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE RIBS OF THE WRECK. (ENTERED MSD 6/91)

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The Office of Coast Survey's Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System (AWOIS) contains information on over 10,000 submerged wrecks and obstructions in the coastal waters of the United States. Information includes latitude and longitude of each feature along with brief historic and descriptive details.

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