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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Matt Turecamo reef
I can find no pictures of Delilah, but here is a great-looking twin sister, DPC-14 Matt Turecamo, with fake wood-grain paint
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Specs:
( 86 ft )
Built:
1943, Decatur AL as DPC-65
Sunk:
Friday Jan 15, 1999 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.540' -74°43.957'
Depth:
75 ft

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