Unknown Wreck 115423
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
30 2.076 N,87 41.920 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Type | unknown |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
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30 2.076 N,87 41.920 W
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General Comments
H10180/85-86--OPR-J217-HFP-85; UNCHARTED WRECK LOCATED ON ì 10/27/86 IN LAT 30-02-03.81N, LONG 87-41-55.29W. LL LD OF 58.8 ì FEET (PREDICTED TIDES). DESCRIBED AS A DRYDOCK (CRANDALL DESIGN), ì APPROX. 40X200 FEET. SANDY BOTTOM AT 78-85 FEET SCOURED TO 90 ì FEET IN SOME AREAS. SKETCH ACCOMPANYING D.R. SHOWS HEAVY TIMBERS, ì HEAVY TIMBERS LASHED WITH CABLE, AND A SQUARE STEEL STRUCTURE ì SUPPORTING "SOME KIND OF DECK MACHINERY" SOUTH AND WEST OF ì DRYDOCK PROPER. LD ON STEEL STRUCTURE IS 73 FEET (UNCORRECTED). ì ALL DEBRIS IS WITHIN 100 TO 300 FEET OF DRYDOCK. DRYDOCK IS ì UPSIDE DOWN. THIS DRYDOCK WAS TO BE SUNK AS A DESIGNATED FISH ì HAVEN BUT ACCIDENTLY SANK ENROUTE TO THE PERMITTED LOCATION. ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK (58 WK) IN ì SURVEYED LOCATION. NOAA DIVERS DID NOT DIVE ON ALL THE SITES OF ì THIS ITEM. SOME INFO. WAS PROVIDED BY FRED GIVENS, PLEASURE ì ISLAND DIVE CENTER, P.O. BOX 1730, GULF SHORES, AL 36542. (ENT ì 3/1/89, SJV)