Unknown Wreck 115420

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
30 3.930 N,87 42.517 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.065503
  • Longitude: -87.708619
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 30-03-55.07N, LONG 87-42-31.09. LL LD OF 53.6 ì FEET. WRECK IS REMAINS OF A STEEL HULLED TRAWLER BROKEN UP AND ì PARTIALLY BURIED IN A SAND BOTTOM. KNOWN LOCALLY AS "THE ì TRAWLER". PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS A SUNKEN WOODEN TUG CONVERTED TO ì A FISHING TRAWLER. GENERAL BOTTOM DEPTHS BY DIVER DEPTH GAGE AND ì LAUNCH FATHOMETER 70 FEET. VIS. = 25 FEET. NEGLIGIBLE CURRENT, ì NUMEROUS FISH. BOTTOM OF SAND, BROKEN SHELL, SMALL STONES. ITEM IS ì DESCRIBED AS NUMEROUS BITS OF WRECKAGE, HULL WRECKAGE, MACHINERY, ì PILOT HOUSE, AND MANY SMALL METAL PIECES. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS ì CHARTING A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK, 54 WK. (ENTERED 2/22/89 SJV)

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