Southern Explorer Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Southern explorer Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
33 42.601 N,118 14.664 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Name | SOUTHERN EXPLORER |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
33 42.601 N,118 14.664 W
Southern Explorer on Wreck Map
Southern Explorer Wreck on Google Map
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- Unknown Wreck 103575 1705.5 M
General Comments
HISTORY NM48/68 (11/30/68) -- THE 86 FT "F/V SOUTHERN EXPLORER" SUNK IN APPROX. POS. LAT 33-42-36.0N, LONG 118-14-37W, NEAR THE EAST SIDE OF THE ENTANCE TO LOS ANGELES MAIN CHANNEL. NM3/69 (1/18/69) -- WRECK REPORTED TO BE COVERED BY 2 FT OF WATER AT LOW WATERLYING IN AN EAST-WEST DIRECTION. NM41/69 (10/11/69) -- THE WRECK "F/V SOUTHERN EXPLORER" IS NO LONGER A HAZARD. LNM58/69 -- THE STATUS OF THE CHARTED WRECK WAS CHANGED TO (36 FT REP). LNM67/69 -- REF LNM58/69 H9580 (1975) -- NOAA SHIP RAINIER INVESTIGATED THE EXISTENCE OF THE SUBMERGED WRECK PA (36 FT REP) AND WAS VERIFIED BY THE PRESENT SURVEY USING AN ECHO SOUNDER. ONLY SCATTERED PIECES OF HE WRECK WAS FOUND AT THE CHARTED LOCATION BY DIVERS. ECHOGRAM TRACES OF THE WRECK WERE RECORDED TO 4.4 FMS, OR 26 FT, IN LAT 33-42-36.0N, LONG 118-14-36.6W (APPROX. 40 METERS SOUTHEAST OF IT'S CHARTED POSITION). H10998/01 -- OPR-L325-KR-00; 250 METER SIDE SCAN SONAR AND MULTIBEAM COVERAGE OF THE SEARCH AREA RESULTED IN NO CONTACT LOCATED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE WRECK BE REMOVED FROM THE CHART. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REMOVING THE 26 WK FROM CHART (UPDATED, 3/9/05, JRS).