Barge #10

Type:
shipwreck, derrick barge
Depth:
60 ft

From AWOIS:

NM14/65 -- WK BUOY ESTABLISHED 50 YDS 060 DEGREES FROM SUNKEN BARGE WHICH LIES IN SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY POSITION WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 15 FT.

FE221/78-79 -- OPR-C622, ITEM 9; LOCATED W/0 WD THRU LORAN-C POS. PROVIDED BY GENE GEER, AMER. LITTORAL SOCIETY; DIVER VERIFIED AS BARGE W/DERRICK, 65 FT. L, 30 FT. W, RESTING IN INVERTED POS.; POSITION AND LEADLINE LEAST DEPTH OF 46 FT. DETERMINED; MRS. SCHWARTZ, SEC. FOR ATLANTIC, GULF AND PACIFIC CO. WV, IDENTIFIED VESSEL AS BARGE NO. 10.

FE334SS/89 -- OPR-C147-HE-89; DIVER INVESTIGATION OF SIDE-SCAN SONAR CONTACT FOUND ON SURVEY H10291/88; A LARGE METAL BARGE LYING INVERTED ON A SANDY BOTTOM RISING 6-8 FT. OFF THE BOTTOM ON ONE SIDE AND 3 FT. ON THE OTHER; VERY GOOD VISIBILITY; NO SIGN OF DERRICK, BUT DIVERS SPECULATED THAT SINCE THE WRECK IS HIGHER ON ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER, THE DERRICK IS LIKELY UNDER THE WRECK AND WORKING INTO THE SAND; LEAST DEPTH OF 47 FT. TAKE ON HIGHER SIDE


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These crabs have the last pair of legs modified into paddles, with which they are remarkably fast and agile sideways swimmers. Apart from this, they retain the walking and burrowing abilities of other crabs. Swimming crabs are bad-tempered creatures that aggressively defend themselves. Large ones can pinch very painfully, so handle with care!

Blue Crab ( Blue-claw )

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Profile by Bill Figley
and Ray Townsend

Size:
to 9" across

Range:
Cape Cod to Texas

Habitat:
Bays and estuaries, sometimes found in freshwater, spend their winters in the mud.