Wreck of the Big Orange Viii
Latitude: 29.464675 Longitude: -94.962147
(29° 27' 53" N Longitude -94° 57' 44" W)

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Name	BIG ORANGE VIII
Distance	0.01 Miles	0.01 Nautical Miles	0.02 kilometers
Heading	NA	NA°
Type	Unknown
Latitude	29.46477°	29° 27.88' N	29° 27' 53" N
Longitude	-94.96215°	94° 57.73' W	94° 57' 44" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9599	Accuracy: High
History	CL699/85-USPS 5/4/85; SHIP WRECK ACROSS FROM BUOY 35 AGROUNDAND BEING SCRAPPED. LNM40/85-8TH CGD 9/18/85; REFERENCE TO CL699 POSITIONPUBLISHED AS LAT.29-27-52N LONG.94-57-43W (27). ENTERED 10/95MCR

Name	OBSTRUCTION
Distance	0.10 Miles	0.09 Nautical Miles	0.16 kilometers
Heading	WSW	242°
Type	Submerged Obstruction
Latitude	29.46436°	29° 27.86' N	29° 27' 52" N
Longitude	-94.96375°	94° 57.83' W	94° 57' 50" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9600	Accuracy: Low
History	CL991/77-USPS REPORT 5/14/77; VISIBLE SHRIMP BOAT SUNKEN TOGUNWALES. CL1088/79-USPS REPORT 6/9/79; CHARTED WRECK NOT IDENTIFIABLEAS A WRECK. DEBRIS WHICH APPEARS TO BE A FISH CLEANING BOARD.ENTERED 10/95 MCR. ITEM NOW CHARTE

Name	UNKNOWN
Distance	0.50 Miles	0.43 Nautical Miles	0.80 kilometers
Heading	SW	228°
Type	Visible Wreck
Latitude	29.46208°	29° 27.71' N	29° 27' 43" N
Longitude	-94.96992°	94° 58.2' W	94° 58' 12" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9601	Accuracy: Low
History	" CL1088/79-USPS REPORT 6/9/79; ""SHPIMP BOAT WRECK DECK HOUSEABOVE THE WATER DECKS BELOW WATER""(PHOTO WAS ATTACHED TOORIGINAL LETTER). POSITION SCALED FROM 26TH ED OF CHT 11327 NAD83 IN LAT.29-27-43.5N LONG.94-58-11.7W (NAD 83)"

Name	OBSTRUCTION
Distance	0.63 Miles	0.55 Nautical Miles	1.01 kilometers
Heading	NE	47°
Type	Submerged Obstruction
Latitude	29.46801°	29° 28.08' N	29° 28' 5" N
Longitude	-94.95243°	94° 57.15' W	94° 57' 9" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9597	Accuracy: Low
History	" SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS INVESTIGATE FOR SHOALS ALONG THE SOUTHERN LIMIT OF DICKINSONBAYOU CHANNEL BETWEEN MARKERS 27 AND 29. CL1088/79-USPS REPORT 4/29/78; ""DEPTH RECORDER INDICATES THEPRESENCE OF A BAR AT A DEPTH OF 5 FEE"

Name	UNKNOWN
Distance	0.64 Miles	0.55 Nautical Miles	1.03 kilometers
Heading	SW	226°
Type	Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation
Latitude	29.46111°	29° 27.66' N	29° 27' 40" N
Longitude	-94.97194°	94° 58.31' W	94° 58' 19" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9602	Accuracy: Low
History	" CL1249/69-USPS REPORT ""WRECK AWASH PORT SIDE OF CHANNEL 800YDS EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY BRIDGE"". POSITION OF WRECK SCALEDFROM 26TH ED 10/16/93 CHT.11327 IN LAT.29-27-40N LONG.94-58-19W(NAD 83). ENTERED 10/95 MCR CL351/74-USPS"

Name	UNKNOWN
Distance	0.71 Miles	0.62 Nautical Miles	1.14 kilometers
Heading	SW	231°
Type	Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation
Latitude	29.46125°	29° 27.66' N	29° 27' 40" N
Longitude	-94.97333°	94° 58.4' W	94° 58' 24" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9603	Accuracy: Low
History	CL991/77-USPS REPORT UNKNOWN WRECK REPORTED IN POS.LAT.29-27-40.5N LONG.94-58-24W SCALED FROM 26TH ED 10/16/93CHT.11327. ENTERED 10/95 MCR CL351/74-USPS WRECK REPORTED AS SUBMERGED

Name	SOUNDING
Distance	0.74 Miles	0.64 Nautical Miles	1.19 kilometers
Heading	NNE	17°
Type	Sounding
Latitude	29.47333°	29° 28.4' N	29° 28' 24" N
Longitude	-94.95500°	94° 57.3' W	94° 57' 18" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9598	Accuracy: Low
History	SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS DETERMINE DEPTHS IN THE CHANNEL BETWEEN DICKINSON BAYOU CHANNEL AND CHARTED BOAT BARRIER TO UPDATE NOTE. CL1242/82-USPS REPORT NOS COAST PILOT REPORT; 8FT REPORTEDDEPTH FOR CHANNEL WITHIN SALT LAKE.

Name	UNKNOWN
Distance	0.80 Miles	0.69 Nautical Miles	1.29 kilometers
Heading	SW	232°
Type	Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation
Latitude	29.46097°	29° 27.65' N	29° 27' 39" N
Longitude	-94.97472°	94° 58.48' W	94° 58' 29" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9604	Accuracy: Low
History	" CL1249/69-USPS REPORT 8/30/69; ""SMALL INLET ADJACENT TO RRTRACKS HAS NUMBEROUS ABANDONED WRECKS AWASH"". APPROX. LOCATIONLAT.29-27-39.5N LONG.94-58-29W SCALED FROM 26TH ED 10/16/93OF CHT 11327 IN NAD 83. ENTERED 10/95 MCR"

Name	OBSTRUCTION
Distance	1.55 Miles	1.35 Nautical Miles	2.49 kilometers
Heading	E	82°
Type	Obstruction covers/uncovers (awash)
Latitude	29.46597°	29° 27.95' N	29° 27' 57" N
Longitude	-94.93639°	94° 56.18' W	94° 56' 11" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9593	Accuracy: Low
History	CL1198/85-USPS 7/17/85; SUBM PIPE VISIBLE AT TIMES REPORTED IN POS. 29-27.9N 94-56.2W (NAD 27) CHARTED IN POS.LAT.29-27-57.5N LONG.94-56-11W (NAD 83) PROBABLY TO REFLECTPOSITION INDICATED ON CHART SECTION PROVIDED IN REPORT.

Name	OBSTRUCTION
Distance	1.56 Miles	1.35 Nautical Miles	2.51 kilometers
Heading	ESE	108°
Type	Obstruction visible at high water
Latitude	29.46153°	29° 27.68' N	29° 27' 41" N
Longitude	-94.93653°	94° 56.2' W	94° 56' 12" W
Chart #	11327	AWOIS 9591	Accuracy: Low
History	CL1241/80-USPS REORT 7/26/80; PILING REEPORTED IN APPROX. POS.LAT.29-27-41.5N LONG.94-56-11.5W SCALED FROM 26TH ED OF 11327NAD 83. ENTERED 10/95 MCRì

*Latitude/ Longitude in North American Datum 1983

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