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Besco 
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Wreck of the Besco
Latitude: 29.298569 Longitude: -94.671858
(29° 17' 55" N Longitude -94° 40' 19" W)
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AWOIS Search Results
| Name | BESCO | ||||
| Distance | 0.00 Miles | 0.00 Nautical Miles | 0.00 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NA | NA° | |||
| Type | Unknown | ||||
| Latitude | 29.29857° | 29° 17.91' N | 29° 17' 55" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.67186° | 94° 40.31' W | 94° 40' 19" W | ||
| Chart # | 11323 | AWOIS 372 | Accuracy: Poor | ||
| History | SURVEY REQUIREMENTSINFORMATION | ||||
| Name | LCT BESCO | ||||
| Distance | 0.07 Miles | 0.06 Nautical Miles | 0.11 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NA | NA° | |||
| Type | Unknown | ||||
| Latitude | 29.29940° | 29° 17.96' N | 29° 17' 58" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.67130° | 94° 40.28' W | 94° 40' 17" W | ||
| Chart # | 11323 | AWOIS 373 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | 00373NM DATED 10/23/56 DESC. 24 NO.8868; SUNK 1956 POSITION ACCURACY 1 MILE REPORTED REMOVED (SOURCE UNKNOWN) | ||||
| Name | OBSTRUCTION | ||||
| Distance | 1.47 Miles | 1.28 Nautical Miles | 2.37 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NNW | 341° | |||
| Type | Submerged Obstruction | ||||
| Latitude | 29.31690° | 29° 19.01' N | 29° 19' 1" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.68436° | 94° 41.06' W | 94° 41' 4" W | ||
| Chart # | 11324 | AWOIS 379 | Accuracy: Medium | ||
| History | CL699/73-RADIO TRANS FROM R/H REPORTING UNDERWATER OBSTR | ||||
| Name | UNKNOWN | ||||
| Distance | 1.75 Miles | 1.52 Nautical Miles | 2.82 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NNW | 344° | |||
| Type | Unknown | ||||
| Latitude | 29.32107° | 29° 19.26' N | 29° 19' 16" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.68519° | 94° 41.11' W | 94° 41' 7" W | ||
| Chart # | 11323 | AWOIS 380 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | 00380CL1255/77 USPS REPORT(UNAVAILABLE) SURVEY REQUIREMENTSNOT DETERMINED | ||||
| Name | OBSTRUCTION | ||||
| Distance | 1.98 Miles | 1.72 Nautical Miles | 3.19 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NE | 39° | |||
| Type | Submerged Obstruction | ||||
| Latitude | 29.31500° | 29° 18.9' N | 29° 18' 54" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.64500° | 94° 38.7' W | 94° 38' 42" W | ||
| Chart # | 11323 | AWOIS 11101 | Accuracy: Poor | ||
| History | LNM23/98-CGD8-6/9/98; ADDS A SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTION (PA) TO THE CHART IN LAT. 29/18/54.00N LONG. 094/38/42.00W (NAD83). (ENTERED 9/01 BY MBH) | ||||
| Name | UNKNOWN | ||||
| Distance | 2.07 Miles | 1.80 Nautical Miles | 3.33 kilometers | ||
| Heading | SSW | 207° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 29.27524° | 29° 16.51' N | 29° 16' 31" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.69352° | 94° 41.61' W | 94° 41' 37" W | ||
| Chart # | 11323 | AWOIS 8916 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | LNM39/79- SAILING VESSEL REPORTED SUNK WITH MAST VISIBLE INAPPROX. LAT. 29-16-30N LONG. 94-41-36W. (ENT 6/13/94 SJV) H10805/98-99-OPR-K171-KR; WRECK INVESTIGATED BY 100% MULTIBEAM AND 400% SIDE SCAN SONAR. NEGATIVE RESULTS. CHAR | ||||
| Name | UNKNOWN | ||||
| Distance | 2.24 Miles | 1.95 Nautical Miles | 3.60 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NNW | 337° | |||
| Type | Unknown | ||||
| Latitude | 29.32440° | 29° 19.46' N | 29° 19' 28" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.69436° | 94° 41.66' W | 94° 41' 40" W | ||
| Chart # | 11323 | AWOIS 381 | Accuracy: Medium | ||
| History | 00381NM41/64 WOODEN BOAT 14 FT L SUNK ABOUT 400 YDS SSW OF GALVESTON JETTY LIGHT SURVEY REQUIREMENTSNOT DETERMINED | ||||
| Name | POLLY D | ||||
| Distance | 2.29 Miles | 1.99 Nautical Miles | 3.69 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NNW | 343° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 29.32774° | 29° 19.66' N | 29° 19' 40" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.68991° | 94° 41.4' W | 94° 41' 24" W | ||
| Chart # | 11324 | AWOIS 382 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS THIS ITEM APPEARS ON THE AWOIS ITEM CHART FOR OPR-K353-HE FOR 1994WORK HOWEVER IT IS NOT ASSIGNED TO THAT PROJECT. CHECK WITH THECO OF HECK TO MAKE CERTAIN IT WAS NOT INVESTIGATED. NM49/60- EXPLORATION | ||||
| Name | EAGLESCLIFF | ||||
| Distance | 2.29 Miles | 1.99 Nautical Miles | 3.69 kilometers | ||
| Heading | N | 11° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 29.32988° | 29° 19.78' N | 29° 19' 47" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.65947° | 94° 39.56' W | 94° 39' 34" W | ||
| Chart # | 11323 | AWOIS 2537 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | 02537LNM2/84-259FT M/V PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN INTO TWO SECTIONS DUE TO HURRICANE ALICIA. THE BOW SECTION HAS BEEN LOCATED IN APPROX. POS. LAT.29-19-46.7N LONG.94-39-33.4W IN APPROX. 18FT OF WATER WITH THE FORWARD | ||||
| Name | UNKNOWN | ||||
| Distance | 2.42 Miles | 2.10 Nautical Miles | 3.89 kilometers | ||
| Heading | N | 1° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 29.33361° | 29° 20.01' N | 29° 20' 1" N | ||
| Longitude | -94.67083° | 94° 40.25' W | 94° 40' 15" W | ||
| Chart # | 11324 | AWOIS 9015 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS 300M SEARCH RADIUS FOR DISPROVAL DO NOT SEARCH INSIDE MAINTAINED CHANNEL LIMITS LNM10/92-8TH CGD 3/2/92; A 57-FT HATTERAS PLEASURE CRAFT WAS REPORTED SUNK BETWEEN THE GALVESTON ENTRANCE JETTIES IN APPROX | ||||
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Besco
Latitude: 29.298569
Longitude: -94.671858
Latitude 29° 17' 55" N
Longitude -94° 40' 19" W
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