Parker/Fortin LCM #1
Local Name:
Parker/Fortin LCM #1
Depth:
Depth was about 90 feet to the wheelhouse. Bottom must be around 100 feet.
Anchoring:
We anchored on GBR North coral head when we discovered this wreck. We were on scooters. I do not know of a closer shallow point to anchor on at this time. It might be a bit of a swim from GBR North coral head, but anchoring there would mean a deep anchor.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
44 |
7.800 |
167 |
43 |
3.540 |
| 8 |
44.13000 |
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167 |
43.05900 |
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| 8.73550 |
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167.71765 |
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Notes:
This wreck was discovered on 12/3/2005 by Hal Parker and Dave Fortin while exploring north of GBR North coral head. It is about 90 feet to the wheelhouse and perhaps 100 feet to the bottom. The engines were in the wreck. There was a fair amount of growth including some grape coral on the wheelhouse.
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 06:54:07 UTC 2010