N-Buoy Wreck
Local Name:
N-Buoy Wreck
Depth:
Approximately 115 feet.
Anchoring:
Perhaps the best approach is to anchor on N-Buoy Coral Head and then swim out to the wreck.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
44 |
26.280 |
167 |
43 |
46.320 |
| 8 |
44.43800 |
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167 |
43.77200 |
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| 8.74063 |
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167.72953 |
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Notes:
This wreck was mentioned in Broadwater's book "Kwajalein: Lagoon of Found Ships". This wreck was also described to me by Gordon Jones a few years ago. When we found "N-Buoy LCM" that started to narrow down the search area. There are still a few rumored wrecks in this area, so the hunt continues!This wreck is a little rubble wreck. There appear to be two small engines and at least two batteries in the debris. The bow is pointed. The starboard rudder was torn away and bent out presumably during sinking. The port rudder is sticking into the sand. The wreck was apparently wooden, but there was some steel plating on part of the hull which remains.
When we found this we did not have a lot of bottom time left, so more exploration is needed!
Just off the stern of the ship on the port side there is a large anchor laying in the sand.
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
Wed Sep 8 01:28:56 UTC 2010