Parker/Wallace Maru

Local Name:

Parker/Wallace Maru

Depth:

Depth is approximately 50 to 60 feet.

Anchoring:

Once again, we anchor at a nearby coral head and then simply use GPS to give us a bearing and swim over. We typically do the Parker/Wallace trio of ships as they are all fairly close and shallow enough to easily do in one dive for most people.

Location:

Latitude			Longitude
Degrees	Minutes	Seconds	Degrees	Minutes	Seconds
8	43	52.560	167	43	8.340
8	43.87600	---------	167	43.13900	---------
8.73126	---------	---------	167.71898	---------	---------

Notes:

This wreck was found by Hal Parker and Scott Wallace. It is a little ship similar to our "Ski Area Wreck", but perhaps a tad smaller. it is facing roughly northeast and laying on its' port side.

Photos:

	A shot of the bow makes it easy to see that the ship is resting on its' port side. I have seen several nurse sharks under here, so be careful if you take a peek under here!
Here's a shot that show some of the stern with the prop and rudder visible.
	Peering over the starboard side, we see some of the cabin area and the stack. I believe that the room on the left is the galley.
While not the best shot, I thought I'd include this as it caught my eye. What the picture shows is a series of valuve (at least 6) all in a row. I don't recall seeing this on other ships. I wonder what the purpose of these valves might have been. Anyone have any ideas?

Nearby Attractions:

From: Parker/Wallace Maru
Attraction	Distance (feet)	Bearing (deg mag)
GBR North Coral Head	749	330
GBR Coral Head	532	108
Britain Upright	647	153
Parker/Wallace LCM	271	162
Parker/Wallace Barge	213	165

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Created by Dave Fortin

Sat Apr 27 03:22:41 UTC 2024