Dravo Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Dravo Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
18 19.621 N,64 57.012 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 18.327011
  • Longitude: -64.950194
Wreck Depth 2.6 m
Name DRAVO
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY LNM5/80-- 7CGD; 1/30/80; 105-FOOT BARGE DRAVO AND P/C VICTORY ì HAVE SUNK IN PA LAT. 18-19-48N, LONG.64-57-06W; REF ITEM 01298. ì (ENT MSM 11/85) FE279/85-- OPR-I191-PE-85; WRECKS SEARCHED FOR WITH NEGATIVE ì RESULTS; COMMANDING OFFICER INFORMED BY V.I. PORT AUTHORITY THAT ì WRECKS ARE IN DREDGE AREA AND THE AREA IS CLEAR; TELCON BY AMC ì WITH PORT AUTHORITY, COE, AND 7CGD COULD NOT CONFIRM THIS; ì FATHOGRAM EXAMINED AND OBSTRUCTION DISCOVERED (REF. AWOIS ITEM ì 04513) 96M SOUTH OF WRECK'S POSITION; WRECKS ARE IN AREA WHERE ì DREDGING HAS BEEN DONE; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING WRECKS AND ì CHARTING OBSTRUCTION. (UP MSM 2/87) H10506/93-- OPR-I173-MI; 2 WRECKS FOUND IN AREA. ONE IS 63 X 16 ì FEET AND RESEMBLES AN ARMY "T" BOAT IN LAT. 18-19-36.651N, LONG. ì 64-57-00.977W. LL LD OF 1.5 METERS (5 FEET) AND IS CONSIDERED TO ì BE THE "VICTORY" (AWOIS ITEM 1298). THE OTHER WRECK IS 120 FEET ì LONG (105 FEET STEM TO STERN PLUS A 15-FOOT "A FRAME"). 30 FEET ì WIDE. LL LD OF 2.6 METERS OBTAINED ON PILOT HOUSE AND 2.7 ON ì CRANE. THE 2.6 DEPTH LOCATED IN LAT. 18-19-37.237N, LONG. ì 64-57-00.698W. THIS IS THE WRECK OF THE "DRAVO". NOTE: JIM MC ì MANUS OF SEA HORSE DIVE CENTER STATED THAT AWOIS NO. 8556 WAS IN ì FACT THE "VICTORY" AND THAT NO OTHER WRECKS WERE IN THE VICINITY. ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING SUBMERGED WRECK, PA, MAST, AS ì REPORT IN 1983 WAS INCORRECT. THE "DRAVO" AND THE "VICTORY WERE ì MISTAKEN AS NEW WRECKS. CHART WRECKS AS SURVEYED. (UP 4/22/96, ì SJV)

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 18 19.621 N,64 57.012 W
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FAQ

Where is the DRAVO wreck located?

The DRAVO wreck is located at coordinates 18 19.621 N,64 57.012 W.

How deep is the DRAVO and where exactly is it located?

The DRAVO lies at a depth of about 2.6 meters and is located at coordinates 18 19.621 N,64 57.012 W.