Unknown Wreck 116796

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM)
33 44.904 N,118 8.829 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 33.748403
  • Longitude: -118.147142
Wreck Depth 4.88 m
Type unknown
Original Source AWOIS

General Comments

HISTORY CL1096/84--8/29/84, COE: SUBMERGED WRECK HAS BEEN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 950 YARDS FROM BELMONT PIER IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. THE POSITION OF THE WRECK AS FOUND IS LAT 33-44-53.70N, LONG 118-08-46.7W (NAD 27), IN 28 FEET OF WATER. THE MOST SHOAL PORTION OF THE WRECK IS COVERED BY 16 FEET OF WATER AT M.L.L.W. THE WRECK IS STEEL, VERY RUSTY, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE HOLES IN THE HULL. THE WRECK IS LYING KEEL UP ON A BEARING OF NORTH 15° EAST. IT IS 110 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 20 FEET WIDE. NM40/66, COE: THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS THE WRECK, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN A POSITION ABOUT 950 YARDS 178° FROM THE OUTER END OF BELMONT PIER LAT 33-45-24.00N, LONG 118-08-54.00W (NAD 27), HAS BEEN RELOCATED IN LAT 33-44-53.70N, LONG 118-08-46.7W (NAD 27) AND IS COVERED 16 FEET AT M.L.L.W. CL1096/84--CP FIELD INSPECTION8/17/84, OBSERVER STATES NO EVIDENCE OF THE WRECK LOCATED AT LAT 33-44-53.70N, LONG 118-08-46.7W (NAD 27). (ENTERED 11/01, BY PSH) F00484/01-02--OPR-L418-NRB; The wreck was visible on the sonargram. Divers reported a wreck upside down and mostly collapsed near the bottom except for the bow which rose to a depth of 16 feet as calculated with the divers least depth gauge. This confirmed the depth acquired with echosounder on DN 035 at Latitude 33:44:54.2501 Longitude 118:08:49.71444

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