Shoreline Tenn Wreck

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HISTORY LNM48/92-- ADD SYMBOL DANGEROUS WRECK, PA (M/V SHORLINE TENN) ì (SIC) IN LAT. 28-04-00N, LONG. 96-42-00W. LNM50/92-- RELOCATE SYMBOL (ABOVE) TO LAT. 28-03-18N, LONG. ì 96-41-30W. LNM1/93-- REVISE "PA" TO "PD". FE405SS/94-- OPR-K320-HE; WRECK OF THE M/V SHORELINE TENN ì LOCATED VISUALLY AND DEVELOPED WITH SIDE SCAN SONAR. DETACHED ì POSITION OBTAINED ON THE VISIBLE JACK-UP LEG LOCATED THE WRECK IN ì LAT. 28-04-53.19N, LONG. 96-42-51.11W. THIS LEG EXTENDS APPROX. ì 60 FEET ABOVE THE WATER'S SURFACE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ì REGARDING THIS WRECK WAS OBTAINED BY HECK FROM SHANNON MORAN OF ì SHORELINE LIFEBOATS, INC. THIS TELCON CONFIRMED THAT ALL THREE ì LEGS HAD BEEN LOCATED: ONE ON THE BEACH; A SECOND LEG UNDER THE ì WRECK; THE THIRD STILL ATTACHED TO THE WRECK AND STANDING 50-60 ì FEET ABOVE THE WATER. WHEELHOUSE OF VESSEL REPORTED REMOVED AND ì RELOCATED TO THE SIDE OF THE VESSEL. HECK'S INVESTIGATION ì CONFIRMED THIS DESCRIPTION AND PROVIDED AN UPDATED POSITION. OWNER ì OF VESSEL IS SHORELINE LIFEBOATS, INC., 815 LAKESIDE DRIVE, ì CHANNEL VIEW, TX 77530, TEL. 713-452-7910. LORAN-C RATES (7980 ì CHAIN) PROVIDED BY SHORELINE LIFEBOATS, INC.: W= 11065.0, X= ì 24237.6, Y= 46797.4. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING DANGEROUS ì SBMERGED WRECK, PD IN LAT. 28-03-18N, LONG. 96-41-30W AND ì CHARTING A VISIBLE WRECK AS SURVEYED SHOWING MAST ABOVE CHART ì DATUM. (UP 4/4/96, SJV) DESCRIPTION **** LTR. DATED 12/25/92, S.M. HADLEY (USCGD8, ATON) TO JOHN WILDER (NOS, N/CG241); JACK-UP DRILLING VESSEL "SHORELINE TEN" (SIC) CAPSIZED AND SANK ON 11/30/92 IN PA POSITION LAT. 28-03-18N, LONG. 96-41-30W. OWNER COULD NOT LOCATE ON 12/2/92. SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT SEARCHES NEGATIVE. ON 12/13/92 A JACK-UP LEG BELIEVED TO BE FROM THIS RIG WAS REPORTED DRIFTING TOWARD THE BEACH. USCG REQUESTS NOS SURVEY. OWNER OF RIG IS SHORELINE LIFTBOATS INC., 815 LAKESIDE DRIVE, CHANNEL VIEW, TX 77530, TEL. 713- 452-7910. (ENT 3/8/94, SJV)