St. Laurant Iii Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
St. laurant iii Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
24 33.284 N,81 44.205 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 24.554731
  • Longitude: -81.736756
Name ST. LAURANT III
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL895/81-- USPS DATED MAY 23, 1981. THREE WRECKS OF UNCHARTED SHRIMPBOATS OF APPROX. 65 FEET IN LENGTH WERE INVECTIGATED AND PHOTOGRAPHED (PHOTOS NOT INCLUDED). THE WRECK OFF SAFE HARBOR CHANNEL ON STOCK ISLAND WAS STILL SMOKING ON MONDAY, MAY 18, 1981 (ASSUMED TO BE THE "ST. LAURANT III") . CHART SECTION OF 11441 SHOWS PLOTTED BEARINGS TO LANDMARKS USED IN POSITIONING WRECK. NO GP GIVEN IN LETTER. LNM20/81-- FLORIDA-FLORIDA KEYS-STOCK ISLAND; WRECK; THE BURNED DERELICT "ST. LAURANT III" HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 24-30-10N, LONG. 81-43-30W. LNM 23/81-- FLORIDA-FLORIDA KEYS-STOCK ISLAND: POSITION CORRECTED; THE BURNED DERELICT "ST. LAURANT III" HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN APPROX. POSITION LAT. 24-33-15.5N, LONG. 81-44-13W. CL807/86-- USPS TO NOS DATED 6/29/86. REFERENCES CL895/81. USPS OBSERVER CONSIDERS VISIBLE WRECK CHARTED IN LAT. 24-33-00.0N, LONG. 81-43-30.0W TO BE THE ERRONEOUS POSITION OF THE "ST. LAURANT III". OBSERVER SEES NO EVIDENCE OF A WRECK AT THAT POSITION AND RECOMMENDS DELETING VISIBLE WRECK OR REVISING TO SUBMERGED, ED. CHARTING ACTION REVISED VISIBLE SYMBOL TO A SUBMERGED DANGEROUS WRECK ED. (SEE AWOIS NO. 10580). H10953/01-- OPR-H355-WH; AWOIS AREA TOO SHOAL TO INVESTIGATE. EVALUATOR REOMMENDS RETAINING AS CHARTED. (UP 5/14/03, SJV)

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