Unknown Wreck 115419

Field Value
Wreck Category non-dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
30 0.097 N,87 42.216 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.001617
  • Longitude: -87.703592
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY H10180/85-86--OPR-J217-HFP-85; UNCHARTED WRECK LOCATED ON ì 4/24/86 IN LAT 30-00-05.08N, LONG 87-42-12.99W. LL LD OF 88.6 ì FEET (PREDICTED). LORAN-C POSITION (7980 CHAIN): W= 12956.0, Y= ì 47021.8. ITEM CONSISTS OF AN OCEAN GOING TUG (KNOWN LOCALLY AS ì THE "TUG COMMODORE") APPROX. 150 FEET LONG AND A BARGE CONTAINING ì 2 CONCRETE BRIDGE COUNTERWEIGHTS. GENERAL BOTTOM DEPTHS ARE 100 ì FEET BY ECHO SOUNDER AND DIVERS DEPTH GAGE. DETERMINATION OF ì DIVE SITE PRESUMED TO BE FROM LOCAL CONTTACTS. VIS. = 30 FEET. ì BARGE COVERED IN SAND, CONCRETE WEIGHTS VISIBLE 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE ì BOTTOM (15X30 FEET EACH) PILOT HOUSE AND DECK OF TUG CAVED IN. ì PROPELLOR STILL VISIBLE. (ASSUME WRECK SITS UPRIGHT. TOTAL LENGTH ì OF ITEM (TUG+BARGE) IS 315 FEET. HYDROGRAPHER AND EVALUATOR ì RECOMMEND CHARTING 89 WK. (ENTERED 2/22/89, SJV)

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