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Wreck of the Fairwind
Latitude: 26.567008 Longitude: -97.270253
(26° 34' 1" N Longitude -97° 16' 13" W)
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AWOIS Search Results
| Name | FAIRWIND | ||||
| Distance | 0.00 Miles | 0.00 Nautical Miles | 0.00 kilometers | ||
| Heading | NA | NA° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 26.56701° | 26° 34.01' N | 26° 34' 1" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.27025° | 97° 16.21' W | 97° 16' 13" W | ||
| Chart # | 11306 | AWOIS 5840 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | LNM69/72-THE F/V FAIRWIND HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN APPROX.POS. LAT. 26-34.0N LONG. 97-16.2W. (ENTERED 11/27/87 MCR) DESC. 01-F/V SUNK 8/15/72; 48 GT; 53.6 FT. LONG; 18.4 FT. WIDE; 6.4FT. DEEP; WOOD; BUILT 1951; STRAND | ||||
| Name | UNKNOWN | ||||
| Distance | 0.45 Miles | 0.39 Nautical Miles | 0.72 kilometers | ||
| Heading | S | 178° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 26.56062° | 26° 33.63' N | 26° 33' 38" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.26895° | 97° 16.13' W | 97° 16' 8" W | ||
| Chart # | 11306 | AWOIS 5838 | Accuracy: Poor | ||
| History | " CL1135/71-USPS; LARGE SHRIMP BOAT RAN AGROUND OUTSIDE OF SOUTHJETTY (PORT MANSFIELD CHANNEL ENTRANCE). WRECK APPEARSNON-SALVAGEABLE AND IS VISIBLE. CL1148/81-USPS; TWO ""VISIBLE"" WRECKS CHARTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHANNELOUTSI" | ||||
| Name | UNKNOWN | ||||
| Distance | 0.58 Miles | 0.51 Nautical Miles | 0.93 kilometers | ||
| Heading | S | 176° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 26.55937° | 26° 33.56' N | 26° 33' 34" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.26617° | 97° 15.96' W | 97° 15' 58" W | ||
| Chart # | 11306 | AWOIS 5837 | Accuracy: Poor | ||
| History | " CL983/78-USPS; SUNKEN DREDGE REPORTED ABOVE WATER AT ALLTIMES. CL1148/81-USPS; TWO ""VISIBLE"" WRECKS CHARTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHANNELOUTSIDE OF JETTY NOT OBSERVED. ONE WRECK REPORTED SALVAGED. WRECKIN GIVEN GP NOW CHARTED" | ||||
| Name | OBSTRUCTION | ||||
| Distance | 2.26 Miles | 1.96 Nautical Miles | 3.64 kilometers | ||
| Heading | S | 178° | |||
| Type | Submerged Obstruction | ||||
| Latitude | 26.53507° | 26° 32.1' N | 26° 32' 6" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.26220° | 97° 15.73' W | 97° 15' 44" W | ||
| Chart # | 11304 | AWOIS 5836 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | CL1179/62-WILLACY COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT TX; THREEDIAMOND SHAPED WHITE MARKERS ON POLES 20FT IN HEIGHT SOUTH OFPORT MANSFIELD JETTIES AND PLACED TWO FOUR AND SIX STATUTE MILESAPART SOUTH OF JETTIES. POS. OF MARKER CHARTED AS | ||||
| Name | BIG DADDY | ||||
| Distance | 3.55 Miles | 3.08 Nautical Miles | 5.71 kilometers | ||
| Heading | N | 359° | |||
| Type | Unknown | ||||
| Latitude | 26.61701° | 26° 37.01' N | 26° 37' 1" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.28359° | 97° 17.01' W | 97° 17' 1" W | ||
| Chart # | 11300 | AWOIS 136 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | 00136NM14/67 F/V; SUNK IN PORT MANSFIELD APPROACH DESC. 01 F/V; 43 GT; 51.2 FT L; 17.6 FT W; 7.4 FT D; WOOD; BUILT 1943; OWNER: E.B. MOBLEY PO BOX 621 PORT ISABEL TX. | ||||
| Name | BIG DADDY | ||||
| Distance | 3.55 Miles | 3.08 Nautical Miles | 5.71 kilometers | ||
| Heading | N | 359° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 26.61701° | 26° 37.01' N | 26° 37' 1" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.28359° | 97° 17.01' W | 97° 17' 1" W | ||
| Chart # | 11306 | AWOIS 5841 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | LNM14/67-THE F/V BIG DADDY HAS BEEN REPORTED SUNK IN APPROX.POS. LAT. 26-37-00N LONG. 97-17-00W. (ENTERED 1/12/87 MCR) DESC. 01-F/V; 64 GT 61.6 FT L 18.4 FT. W 8.5 FT D; BUILT 1958. | ||||
| Name | CAPTAIN READY | ||||
| Distance | 4.77 Miles | 4.15 Nautical Miles | 7.68 kilometers | ||
| Heading | N | 5° | |||
| Type | Unknown | ||||
| Latitude | 26.61701° | 26° 37.01' N | 26° 37' 1" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.21692° | 97° 13.01' W | 97° 13' 1" W | ||
| Chart # | 11307 | AWOIS 135 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | 00135LNM98/72 SUNK IN 54 FT. DESC. 01 F/V; 41 GT; 45.7 FT L; 16.9 FT W; 7.3 FT D; WOOD; BUILT 1958; OWNER: CONTINENTAL FISHERIES INC PO BOX 229 BROWNSVILLE | ||||
| Name | CAPTAIN READY | ||||
| Distance | 4.77 Miles | 4.15 Nautical Miles | 7.68 kilometers | ||
| Heading | N | 5° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 26.61701° | 26° 37.01' N | 26° 37' 1" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.21692° | 97° 13.01' W | 97° 13' 1" W | ||
| Chart # | 11304 | AWOIS 5842 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | LNM98/72-THE F/V CAPTAIN READY REPORTED SUNK IN APPROX. POS.LAT. 26-37N LONG. 97-13W IN 54FT OF WATER. MARINERS ARECAUTIONED TO WATCH FOR DEBRIS IN THIS AREA. (ENTERED 11/27/87MCR) DESC. 01-F/V; 41GT 45.7FT L 16.9 | ||||
| Name | BEULAH | ||||
| Distance | 15.67 Miles | 13.60 Nautical Miles | 25.22 kilometers | ||
| Heading | E | 96° | |||
| Type | Submerged wreck dangerous to surface navigation | ||||
| Latitude | 26.55868° | 26° 33.51' N | 26° 33' 31" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.01691° | 97° 1' W | 97° 1' 0" W | ||
| Chart # | 11304 | AWOIS 5839 | Accuracy: Low | ||
| History | LNM35/78-THE 75FT F/V BEULAH IS REPORTED SUNK IN APPROX. POS.LAT. 26-33-30N LONG. 97-01-00W. (ENTERED 11/23/87 MCR) | ||||
| Name | FISH HAVEN | ||||
| Distance | 18.05 Miles | 15.68 Nautical Miles | 29.05 kilometers | ||
| Heading | SSE | 153° | |||
| Type | Submerged Obstruction | ||||
| Latitude | 26.42639° | 26° 25.58' N | 26° 25' 35" N | ||
| Longitude | -97.02417° | 97° 1.45' W | 97° 1' 27" W | ||
| Chart # | 11301 | AWOIS 10933 | Accuracy: Medium | ||
| History | CL 603/98-NOS INQUIRY TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPT. PERTAINING TO A USACE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AN ARTIFICIAL FISHING REEF IN THE APPROXIMATE OF LAT. 26/25/35 N LONG. 97/01/27 W (NAD83). THE REEF IS TO INCLUDE 3 LIBERTY SHIP HULLS AND 14 PORTION | ||||
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Fairwind
Latitude: 26.567008
Longitude: -97.270253
Latitude 26° 34' 1" N
Longitude -97° 16' 13" W
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