Bahia Paraiso Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure |
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Bahia paraiso Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
64 46.853 S,64 5.795 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 6 m |
| Water Level Effect | covers and uncovers |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | BAHIA PARAISO |
| Type | merchant vessel |
| Flag | AR |
| Length | 132.8 m |
| Width | 19.5 m |
| Draught | 10 |
| Orientation | 20 |
| Tonnage | 5270 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Cargo | personnel,containers,flammable liquids and gases |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jan 28, 1989 |
| Original Detection Year | 1989 |
| Last Detection Year | 2011 |
| Original Source | Lloyd's and Marine Underwriter's reports |
| Surveying Details | HH150/350/01 22.2.89 SUNK APPROX 2M FROM PALMER BASE. ON STBD SIDE IN ABOUT 50FT OF WATER. ABOUT 20% OF HULL IS VISIBLE ABOVE WATER. (LL, 6 & 17.2.89). NCA YET. HH150/350/01 12.4.89 WK COULD BREAK OPEN BEFORE SALVAGE CREWS HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLOAT HER NEXT SUMMER. (LL, 29.3.89). HH150/350/01 4.5.89 SALVAGE AUTHORITIES CONSIDER THAT VESSEL CANNOT BE REFLOATED BEFORE WINTER SETS IN. (LL, 5.4.89). HH150/350/01 14.6.89 WK NOW 90% SUBMERGED. LEAKING OIL, WITH APPROX 70,000 GALLONS STILL ON BOARD. (LL, 1.6.89). HH150/350/01 3.8.89 AGROUND, WITH HULL AND SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE, 258.5DEG, 0.8M FROM PUNTA BONAPARTE. (CHILE NM 59/89). CHART AS ST IN 644652N, 640648W [UND]. - NM 2445/89. HH150/350/01 25.1.90 ALMOST COMPLETELY UPSIDE DOWN AND SLOWLY BREAKING UP. (LL, 13.12.89). HH150/350/01 17.7.91 LOCATED IN 644717.6S (?644642.4S), 640611.8W USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. DRIES 1.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEG WITH PORT BILGE KEEL SHOWING. OBSERVERS STATE WK MOVES WITH THE ONSET OF ICE AND SO MUST BE PARTLY BUOYANT. SALVAGE OPS TO RECOVER FUEL OILS STILL BEING UNDERTAKEN. (HMS ENDURANCE H525 19.3.91). NCA YET, POSN QUOTED LIES IN NEARY 100MTRS. HH150/350/01 14.4.92 WK IS TO BE EMPTIED OF FUEL OIL AND GAS IN JOINT VENTURE FUNDED BY NETHERLAND AND ARGENTINE GOVERNMENTS. WK LIES ON STBD SIDE IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS, WITH APPROX 2MTRS OF HULL EXPOSED. WK WILL NOT BE REMOVED ENTIRELY BECAUSE OF THE COST. (LL, 10 & 30.3.92). HH697/420/02 4.2.93 FUEL OIL SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERED BY DUTCH SALVAGE CO. VESSEL WILL NOT BE SALVED. (LL, 18.1.93). HH696 4.10.93 WK SHOWN TO LIE JUST E OF ISLA PARAISO, PORT ARTHUR. (REPORT ON OIL REMOVAL OPS, FIG. 1). NCA. 17.1.97 WK REPORTED AS STILL LEAKING OIL. (LL, 15.1.97). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE 5.10.00 [WGD] POSN: 6446.900S, 640600W. NC 446. 17.4.12 SHOWN AS ST 'BAHIA PARAISO WK' IN 6446.853S, 6405.795W [WGD] ON US 29123 [2011 EDN]. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Apr 17, 2012 |
Circumstances of loss
31.1.89 BUILT IN 1981 BY ASTILLEROS PRINCIPE MENGHI Y PENCO SA, AVELLANEDA. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. RAN AGROUND SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING US NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH BASE, PALMER STATION AND WHILE ON PASSAGE FOR ESPERANZA STATION. WAS SAFELY ABANDONED BY ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW. FLOATED FREE 31.1.89 AND DRIFTED ALONG COAST FOR SOME HOURS UNTIL FINALLY CAPSIZING AGAINST THE SHORE. (MSD).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
64 46.853 S,64 5.795 W
Bahia Paraiso on Wreck Map
Bahia Paraiso Wreck on Google Map
Nearby Wrecks:
- Bahia Paraiso Wreck 2.7 M
- Other Wreck 8753 1951.3 M
General Comments
LIES ON STARBOARD SIDE