Dixie Queen Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Dixie queen Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
29 20.708 N,94 40.705 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 29.345139
  • Longitude: -94.678417
Name DIXIE QUEEN
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS 100M SEARCH RADIUS FOR DISPROVAL, ON SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH JETTY ONLY HISTORY LNM98/70--8TH CGD, 10/20/70; THE F/V DIXIE QUEEN REP SUNK ì 10/3/70 ON THE CHANNEL SIDE OF GALVESTON NORTH JETTY, APPROX. 300 ì YDS LANDWARD OF THE OFFSHORE END. THE WRECK HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED. ì POS. FROM CHART HISTORY. (ENTERED 8/94 MCR)ì H-10584/94--OPR-K204-AHP; WRECK LOCATED WITH SIDE SCAN SONAR ì WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS 9021 IS BELIEVED TO BE THE DIXIE QUEEN ì BROKEN UP IN THREE SECTIONS WITH HULL RIBS VISIBLE. SIDE SCAN ì IMAGE INDICTES WRECKAGE IS 12M x 4M. LEAST DEPTH IS 15.4 FT IN POS. ì LAT.29-20-42.5N, LONG.94-40-42.3W. UPDATED 9/98 MCR F00592- OPR-K380-TJ-10-- Survey coverage insufficient for disproval. Feature not found, or disproved. Hydrographer recommends retaining 15ft dangerous sunken wreck as charted. (Updated 11/5/12 LLK)

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