Unknown Wreck 115417

Field Value
Wreck Category wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
30 24.138 N,87 15.983 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.402308
  • Longitude: -87.266386
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY TP00544/78-79--UNCHARTED, STRANDED, WOODEN BARGE IN LAT 30-24-07.6N, LONG 87-15-59.1W H9995/83--OPR-J217-HSB-81; WRECK "OBSERVED" AT T-SHEET POSITION ABOVE, WHILE DOING "SEE FIELD SHEET" WORK IN BAYOU CHICO. NO POSITION PROVIDED IN D.R. WRECK IS A VERY OLD WOODEN BARGE 80 FEET LONG 25 FEET WIDE. ACCORDING TO LOCAL TUGBOAT CAPTAIN BARGE WAS AN OLD GOVERNMENT "DPC" FUEL BARGE WHICH CARRIED BUNKER "C" PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II. SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION AS PSR ITEMS 325,326,327. (AWOIS NOS. 7101, 7102, 7103) EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING WRECK AS SURVEYED. (ENTERED 2/7/89 SJV)

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