Britain Inverted
Local Name:
Britain Inverted
Depth:
Depth is 24 feet to the top of the wreck and just a tad over 30 to the sand.
Anchoring:
I am not sure if there is a really good anchor point. We anchored right next to it and luckily there was enough rock/coral to set outr anchors. Depth was only about 25-30 feet, so it wasn't too deep.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
43 |
35.640 |
167 |
43 |
28.080 |
| 8 |
43.59400 |
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167 |
43.46800 |
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| 8.72656 |
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167.72446 |
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Notes:
This wreck was found by Alex Britain, Hal Parker and Joel Madore in mid-January 2005 while diving from shore. On 2/3/2005 we went back via boat to try to find it so that we could mark it. Hal's lineup was pretty good as the LCM was right under the boat! This is not a very exciting wreck. It appears to be another LCM-6. It is inverted. No telling how many of these things are sunk here! It seems like we have a new one every time we turn around!
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!
| From: Britain Inverted |
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| Attraction | Distance (feet) | Bearing (deg mag) |
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| LCM/Barge Pair | 528 | 243 |
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Wed Sep 8 01:22:19 UTC 2010