Transcaribbean Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Transcaribbean Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
18 28.378 N,66 7.975 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 18.472972
  • Longitude: -66.132914
Name TRANSCARIBBEAN
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY LNM17/63--VESSEL AGROUND AT POS.18-28-30N, 66-08W, 455 FT L, NO ì HAZARD SINCE 425 YDS WEST OF ENTRANCE. CL1134/63--MARINE DATA REPORT 6/10/63; SS CHATHAM REPORTS SHIP STRANDED ì AT POS 18-28-33N, 66-08-06W (MCD NOTE INDICATES POS. CHARTED FROM AIR ì PHOTOS AS 18-28-30N, 66-08-00W) H8848/65--OPR-423, ITEM 2; WK FOUND AS CHARTED AT POS.18-28-30N, 66-08W. ì BROKEN IN HALF W/FWD SECTION ON PORT SIDE, AFT SECTION UPRIGHT. CL182/68--USPS; BOW GONE (C35 NOTE THAT INFO PROBABLY GOOD AND CHARTS ì SHOULD SHOW WK AT SCALE W/PART VISIBLE, PART SUBMERGED) H10073--OPR-I149-MI-83;EXISTENCE CONFIRMED WITH VISUAL ì SEARCH; HARD AGROUND AND EMBEDDED IN REEF IN LAT 18-28-29.9N, ì LONG 66-07-59.9W (THREE POINT SEXTANT FIX); PARTIALLY VISIBLE ì ABOVE DATUM AS IS REEF MASS IN WHICH IT IS EMBEDDED; NOT A HAZARD TO ì NAVIGATION; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS RETAINING AS PRESENTLY CHARTED. ì (UPDATED MSM 12/88)

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