Unknown Wreck 115591

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		30 3.774 N,87 42.438 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.062897
  • Longitude: -87.707308
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY LNM9/79--2/28/79, 8TH CGD; WK PA; 105FT TUG BOAT REP SUNK AS A FISH HAVEN IN 72FT IN LAT.30-03-30N, LONG.87-42-25W. NO AUTH. MINIMUM CLEARANCE. CL891/79--AL. DEPT. OF CONSERV; TUG BOAT AT FOLLOWING LORAN-C POSITION, 7980 CHAIN; W=12957.8, Y=47039.9; 10FM CLEARANCE. (ENTERED 9/84 RWD) H10180/85-86--OPR-J217-HFP-85; PSR NO. 283; ECHO SOUNDER INVESTIGATION NEGATIVE 100 METER LINE SPACING, 1000 METER RADUIS. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING "PA" TO "ED" AT CHARTED POSITION. ALSO RECOMMENDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY WIRE DRAG/SIDE SCAN SONAR. FRED GIVENS PLEASURE ISLAND DIVE CENTER, P.O. BOX 1730, GULF SHORE, ALABAMA 36542 REPORTS DIVING ON WRECK MANY TIMES IN THE PAST. WRECK HAS SHOWN PROGRESIVE SIGNS OF DETERIORATION AND HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE IT FOR NERALY TWO YEARS. BELIEVES WRECK BROKEN UP. DONALD KELLY, MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION ALABAMA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE WRECK AND ALSO BELIEVES IT TO BE BROKEN UP. (UPDATED 2/22/89 SJV) H10151A&B/84-86--OPR-J217-HFP-84; IN ADDITION TO INFO. PROVIDED BY CONTACTS CITED IN H10180/85-86, LOCAL FISHERMAN GAVE THE FOLLOWING LORAN-C RATES ON WRECK (7980 CHAIN): W=12956.9, Y=47040.1, AND ALSO W=12957.2, Y=47040.1. ECHO SOUNDER INVESTIGATION 100 METER LINE SPACING FOR 1000 METER MIN. RADIUS NEGATIVE. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING TO A NON-DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK ED, IN LAT 30-03-45.69N, LONG 87-42-26.37W (COMPUTED FROM LORAN-C RATES). (UP 4/25/89 SJV)

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