Rusty Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Rusty Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
30 10.012 N,88 54.002 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.166867
  • Longitude: -88.900028
Name RUSTY
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM4/62--55 FOOT F/V RUSTY REP. SUNK IN ABOUT 25 FEET IN ì APPROX. LAT. 30-10N, LONG. 88-54W. CL1453/69--COE; FISH HAVENS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY MISSISSIPPI ì GULF FISHING BANKS, INC. FISH HAVEN NO. 4 TO BE BUILT IN APPROX. ì LAT. 30-10-00N, LONG. 88-54-00W. WILL CONTAIN CIRCULAR AREA OF ì APPROX. ONE ACRE OF AUTO TIRES, APPLIANCES, CULVERT PIPE, ì ABANDONED OIL PIPELINE, RIPRAP, CONCRETE RUBBLE, ETC. SITE CHOSEN ì DUE TO EXISTENCE OF SUNKEN BOAT AT LOCATION (F/V RUSTY, ABOVE). CL674/73--CANCELS CL1453/69; HEIGHT ABOVE BOTTOM "SHOULD NOT ì EXCEED" 5 FEET, AND NEVER EXTEND HIGHER THAN EXISTING HAZARD OR ì WRECK. FE309WD/74--OPR-479-RU/HE-74; PSR NO. 54; NOT LOCATED. CLEARED ì IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY TO 26 FEET, 1 MILE RADIUS AROUND CHARTED ì POS. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS RETAINING FISH HAVEN IN CHARTED ì LOCATION BUT REVISING "PA" TO "PD" AND ADDING (CLEARED TO 26 ì FEET, 1974). RECOMMENDS 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR INVESTIGATION TO ì VERIFY OR DISPROVE ITEM. (ENT 4/5/89, SJV)

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