Unknown Wreck 115417

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
30 24.138 N,87 15.983 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.402308
  • Longitude: -87.266386
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY TP00544/78-79--UNCHARTED, STRANDED, WOODEN BARGE IN LAT ì 30-24-07.6N, LONG 87-15-59.1W H9995/83--OPR-J217-HSB-81; WRECK "OBSERVED" AT T-SHEET POSITION ì ABOVE, WHILE DOING "SEE FIELD SHEET" WORK IN BAYOU CHICO. NO ì POSITION PROVIDED IN D.R. WRECK IS A VERY OLD WOODEN BARGE 80 FEET ì LONG 25 FEET WIDE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL TUGBOAT CAPTAIN BARGE WAS ì AN OLD GOVERNMENT "DPC" FUEL BARGE WHICH CARRIED BUNKER "C" PRIOR ì TO WORLD WAR II. SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION AS PSR ITEMS 325,326,327. ì (AWOIS NOS. 7101, 7102, 7103) EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING WRECK ì AS SURVEYED. (ENTERED 2/7/89 SJV)

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