Phu Maru
Local Name:
Phu Maru
Depth:
Depth is approximately 50 feet.
Anchoring:
We (Phil Phu and myself) found this wreck by anchoring on GBR Coral head and swimming out, so it is certainly in range from there.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
43 |
46.620 |
167 |
43 |
14.100 |
| 8 |
43.77700 |
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167 |
43.23500 |
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| 8.72961 |
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167.72058 |
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Notes:
This wreck appears to be a Japanese type "Super-A" landing craft. It was found on 1/28/2006 by Phil Phu and myself while on a weck hunt from the GBR Coral head.The wreck is not too exciting. To the best of my knowledge this is the second LCM of this type that has been found here at Kwajalein. I'm sure that there are more. Who's going to find the next one?
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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Fri Sep 3 01:51:56 UTC 2010