Parker/Fortin LCM #2
Local Name:
Parker/Fortin LCM #2
Depth:
Depth was about 70 feet to the wheelhouse. Bottom must be around 80 feet.
Anchoring:
This wreck was discovered while exploring north of GBR North Coral Head while on scooters. It should be about 600 feet form the coral head, so swimming out to it form the coral head is not out of the question.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
44 |
5.100 |
167 |
43 |
5.940 |
| 8 |
44.08500 |
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167 |
43.09900 |
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| 8.73475 |
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167.71831 |
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Notes:
This wreck was discovered on 12/3/2005 by Hal Parker and Dave Fortin. This was our second find for the day! We had just found Parker/Wallance LCM #1. Not a bad day even if we were only finding LCMs!This LCM had less growth. There were also at least two tires in the hold and possibly some other debris. Perhaps this LCM was loaded with some junk before sinking???? We might need to poke around here a bit more.
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 01:51:02 UTC 2010