Parker/Long LCM
Local Name:
Parker/Long LCM
Depth:
This wrecks is on the slope. The stern is at about 60 feet and the bow is down around 85 feet.
Anchoring:
I would recommend anchoring up in the shallow water near the pier, take a GPS bearing to the wreck, and swim out to it.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
44 |
57.000 |
167 |
41 |
21.240 |
| 8 |
44.95000 |
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167 |
41.35400 |
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| 8.74916 |
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167.68923 |
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Notes:
Hal Parker told me of this wreck. I believe that he found it with Ernie Lond; hence the name. There was a large nurse shark inside the wreck when we founf it!
The front ramp appears to be missing. The engines were still in the wreck.
Photos:
No Photos available at this time. Please check back later.
Nearby Attractions:
A few words of caution are due here!
While I believe that this data is fairly accurate, one must apply some common sense when using this data. If the point of origin is a coral head, you may have anchored at a slightly different spot than I did and your bearing to the next attraction could be slightly different than mine. I suggest checking with your own GPS before rolling in!
Also, know roughly how fast you swim so that you know approximately how long it should take to reach the next attraction. You can (and likely will) miss things from time-to-time and you should know when to abort and turn around before you are too far from your boat.
I strongly urge you to try the shorter swims first and build your navigation skills. I have set the cutoff distance for this table to 750 feet, but that is a considerable challenge even for the best navigators. An error of more than a few degrees in poor visibility and you can easily miss your destination at the extreme ranges!
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Created by Dave Fortin
Wed Sep 8 01:38:32 UTC 2010