Unknown Wreck 115552

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
30 9.913 N,88 44.977 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.165217
  • Longitude: -88.749619
Wreck Depth 9.45 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY FE313SS/88--OPR-J433-RU/HE-88; WRECK LOCATED IN LAT 30-09-54.78N, LONG 88-44-58.63W. WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS NOS. 2808 AND 2809. PNEUMATIC DEPTH GAUGE LD OF 31FT WRECK DESCRIBED AS A LIBERTY SHIP HULL, COMPLETELY CUT AWAY 2 FEET ABOVE THE WATER LINE. 450 FT. LONG, 50 FT. WIDE. LYING LEVEL AT ì 42 FEET ON A SOFT SILTY BOTTOM. THIS WRECK (AND AWOIS 7489) IS APPROX. 340 METERS NW OF A CHARTED FISH HAVEN. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS MOVING CHARTED FISH HAVEN (REP MIN DEPTH 30FT) TO THE AVERAGE POSITION OF THESE TWO WRECKS. RETAIN CHARTED NOTATION. (ENT 10/10/89 SJV) LORAN-C RATES (7980 CHAIN) W=12320.0, Y=47061.6 OPR-J348-KR-11--OBSTN LOCATED WITHIN FISH HAVEN. Ensonified with object detection MBES and 200% SSS feature is real. Feature located inside fish haven and does not exceed authorized minimum depth. Feature should remain uncharted.

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