Victory Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Victory Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
18 19.611 N,64 57.016 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 1.5 m |
| Name | VICTORY |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
18 19.611 N,64 57.016 W
Victory on Wreck Map
Victory Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
HISTORY LNM5/80-- 7CGD; 1/30/80; 105-FOOT BARGE DRAVO AND P/C VICTORY HAVE SUNK IN PA LAT. 18-19-48N, LONG. 64-57-06W; REF ITEM 01297. (ENT MSM 11/85) FE279/85-- OPR-I191-PE-85; WRECKS SEARCHED FOR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS; COMMANDING OFFICER INFORMED BY V.I. PORT AUTHORITY THAT WRECKS ARE IN A DREDGE AREA AND THE AREA IS CLEAR; TELECON BY AMC WITH PORT AUTHORITY, COE, AND 7CGD COULD NOT CONFIRM THIS; FATHOGRAM EXAMINED AND OBSTRUCTION DISCOVERED (REF. AWOIS ITEM 4513) 96M SOUTH OF WRECK'S POSITION; WRECKS ARE IN AREA WHERE EXTENSIVE DREDGING HAS BEEN DONE; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING WRECKS AND CHARTING OBSTRUCTION. (UP MSM 2/87) H10506/93-- OPR-I173-MI; 2 WRECKS FOUND IN AREA. ONE IS 63 X 16 FEET AND RESEMBLES AN ARMY "T" BOAT IN LAT. 18-19-36.651N, LONG. 64-57-00.977W. LL LD OF 1.5 METERS (5 FEET) AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE "VICTORY". EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A SUNKEN WRECK AS SURVEYED (SAILBOAT OWNERS HAVE BUOYED WRECK WITH A MILK JUG). THE OTHER WRECK (AWOIS NO. 1297) IS 120 FEET LONG (105 FEET STEM TO STERN PLUS A 15-FOOT "A-FRAME") AND 30 FEET WIDE. LL LD OF 2.6 METERS OBTAINED ON PILOT HOUSE AND 2.7 METER LD ON CRANE. 2.6 METERS IN LAT. 18-19-37.237N, LONG. 64-57-00.698W. THIS IS THE WRECK OF THE "DRAVO", AWOIS NO. 1297. NOTE: JIM MC MANUS OF SEA HORSE DIVE CENTER STATED THAT AWOIS NO. 8556 WAS IN FACT THE "VICTORY" AND THAT NO OTHER WRECKS WERE IN THE VICINITY. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS DELETING SUBMERGED WRECK, PA, MAST, AS REPORT IN 1983 WAS INCORRECT. "DRAVO" AND "VICTORY" MISTAKEN AS NEW WRECKS. CHART WRECKS AS SURVEYED. (UP 4/22/96, SJV)