LCM/Barge Pair
Local Name:
LCM/Barge Pair
Depth:
Depth is approximately 50 to 60 feet.
Anchoring:
There is a little coral head just a little to the NW of this wreck that might make for a reasonable anchor point. Same basic rule as usual: anchor safetly nearby, get a bearing from your GPS and swim out to it.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
43 |
33.900 |
167 |
43 |
23.100 |
| 8 |
43.56500 |
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167 |
43.38500 |
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| 8.72608 |
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167.72308 |
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Notes:
This wreck consists of an LCM and a very long barge (many times longer than the LCM). If memory serves the LCM is inverted. This wreck is in the shipping channel to the "barge slip ramp" down near Range Radio and the Photo Lab. If you do dive this, use a little common sense and watch for shipping activity.
Photos:
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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
Fri Sep 10 08:54:55 UTC 2010