Columbia Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Columbia Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
26 10.021 N,97 9.015 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 26.167019
  • Longitude: -97.150247
Name COLUMBIA
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS INVESTIGATION NOT REQUIRED IN WATER LESS THAN 9.2M (30 FT) HISTORY NM25/53--6/20/53; F/V COLUMBIA SUNK IN 39 FT OF WATER IN APPROX. POS. LAT. 26-10-00N, LONG.97-09-00W (NAD 27). WRECK MARKED BY 55 GALLON OIL DRUM PAINTED WHITE. (ENTERED 10/87 MCR) H10472/93--OPR-K370-HE; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR COVERAGE ACCOMPLISHED. A CONTACT, APPEARING TO BE A HULL IN TWO PLACES, WAS DIVER INVESTIGATED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. SONAR CONTACT HAD NO DISCERNABLE SHADOW. DIVERS REPORT THE BOTTOM TO HAVE DEEP SILT, ELBOW DEEP IN SOME AREAS. HYDROGRAHER CONCLUDES THAT THE VESSEL IS BURIED UNDER SEDIMENT, DOES NOT POSE ANY DANGER TO NAVIGATION, AND SHOULD NOT BE CHARTED. (UPDATED 12/94 MCR) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.1015; TRAWLER; SUNK BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY 1-3 MILES

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