u02 - AWOIS 12966/11422

AWOIS 12966:

H10675/96-97 -- OPR-C399-RU; 200% SIDE-SCAN SONAR LOCATED A LARGE RECTANGULAR, UNCHARTED OBSTRUCTION. DIVERS DESCRIBE A BARGE WITH SURROUNDING SCOUR. BARGE RELIEF IN SCOUR IS 2.4 METERS (8 FEET) BUT NEARLY LEVEL WITH THE BOTTOM. LD OF 8.1 METERS (26 FEET) (ENT 12/23/04, SJV)

AWOIS 11422:

H10675/96-97--OPR-C309-RU; INVESTIGATED USING 200% SIDE-SCAN SONAR, SEABAT YIELDED A LEAST DEPTH OF 26 FEET. SONAGRAMS SHOWED A LARGE RECTANGULAR MAN-MADE OBSTRUCTION. DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND A BARGE WITH SURROUNDING SCOUR OF ABOUT 8 FEET. HYDROGRAPHER RECOMMENDS CHARTING THE 26 FOOT SOUNDING AS 26 WK. (ENT 03/02, PSH)

Note: This spot is directly off the end of the Navy pier. I'm not sure what the Navy would think of anyone diving there. It is also likely that it has been dredged away.


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Shipwreck Astra
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Denmark
Name:
Astra is Latin for star.
Built:
1945, Denmark, as Gudnaes
Specs:
( 333 x 51 ft ) 2709 gross tons, 105 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Friday March 30, 1951
collision with freighter Steel Inventor ( 5689 tons) - 5 casualties
Depth:
85 ft