Funky Barge
Local Name:
Funky Barge
Depth:
Depth is 65-70 feet.
Anchoring:
While it is a bit of a swim, you can anchor on GBR Coral head and swim out to this one.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
43 |
57.000 |
167 |
43 |
16.980 |
| 8 |
43.95000 |
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167 |
43.28300 |
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| 8.73250 |
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167.72138 |
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Notes:
A wreck matching the description to this wreck was described to me by Mark Miller. It was "rediscovered" on 7/5/2005 by Linda Fluke, Hal Parker and myself. The wreck is rather small, but curious. There are two main hulls with a gap between them. The hulls are seperated by some beams. There appears to be two rudders; one on each hull. I do no believe there are any engines on it. There is some speculation that the little ships that I labeled "Little Bustard DUO" might have been used to push barges such as this around. I'll need to measure the space between the two hulls (about 6 or 7 feet) to the width of the little boats at "Little Bustard DUO" to see if that makes sense.
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 3 01:51:20 UTC 2010