Unknown Wreck 115575

Field Value
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
30 17.822 N,88 56.002 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 30.297031
  • Longitude: -88.933364
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY NM30/70--WRECK BUOY, RED WITH YELLOW TOP,QK FL R IN LAT 30-17-59N, LONG 88-55-54W, WR2, EST. 15 YARDS, 197 DEGS. FROM SUNKEN DREDGE PARTLY VISIBLE ABOVE WATER. LNM21/72--WRECK NO LONGER VISIBLE ABOVE WATER LD OF 4 FEET REPORTED. CL538/74--MESSAGE TO CGD8 FROM NOAA SHIP RUDE; WRECK LOCATED BY WIRE DRAG IN LAT 30-17-48.6N, LONG 88-56-00W. 130 YARDS, 190 DEGS. TRUE FROM BUOY WR2. CLEARED TO 5 FEET (PREDICTED TIDES). (BUOY LOCATED IN LAT 30-17-52.2N, LONG 88-55-59.4W). NM23/74--REPEATS INFO. IN CL538/74 (WRECK POS. REVISED). FE309WD/74--OPR-479-RU/HE-74; (FORMERLY H-9420WD) MODIFIED EVALUATION REPORT; (SEE CL538/74 ABOVE); WRECK HUNG AT 5 FEET IN LAT 30-17-45.0N, LONG 88-55-58.8W. CLEARED IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY BY 2 FEET. INVESTIGATED AND IDENTIFIED AS A SUNKEN DREDGE APPROX. 80 FEET LONG, EXTENDING 6 0R 7 FEET OFF BOTTOM. LL LD OF 6.5 FEET (REAL TIDES) BUT NOT CONSIDERED VALID SINCE SHOALEST HANG DEPTH WAS 5 FEET. RECOMMENDS CHARTING HANG IN SURVEYED POS. AS A DANGEROUS SUNKEN WRECK (CLEARED TO 2 FEET, 1974). ADDITIONAL FIELD WORK NOT RECOMMENDED. LNM24/75--SUNKEN DREDGE BARGE PREVIOUSLY LOCATED IN POSITION 30-17.8N, LONG 88-56.0W HAS BEEN REMOVED.

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