Barthle Rubble #1
Local Name:
Barthle Rubble #1
Depth:
Depth is approximately 80-85 feet.
Anchoring:
We anchored on GBR North Coral head and found this wreck within 5 minutes while using scooters. I'm not sure if there is a more convienient place to anchor that is shallow nearby.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
44 |
2.880 |
167 |
42 |
58.680 |
| 8 |
44.04800 |
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167 |
42.97800 |
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| 8.73413 |
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167.71630 |
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Notes:
This wreck was found on 11/19/2005 by Dan Barthle, Josh Welch, Hal Parker and Dave Fortin while exploring the area on scooters. There isn't much here. It appears to have been a small LCM-type craft of wooden construction. Possibly a Higgin's boat or something similar. Two small fuel tanks near the stern are present along with one battery and what appears to be the ramp for the bow.The location on this wreck could be slightly off, but not by much. If anything I'd guess that we are within 30 feet or so. The wreck may be slightly south of the location listed.
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 01:20:15 UTC 2010