Hamel/Bishop Inverted
Local Name:
Hamel/Bishop Inverted
Depth:
Depth is 50-60 feet.
Anchoring:
We anchored on GBR Coral Head and swam out to find this wreck, but it appears that starting from the Bishop Upright wreck is the closest anchor point with the MAR Fill Coral Head coming in as a close second.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
43 |
45.960 |
167 |
43 |
19.440 |
| 8 |
43.76600 |
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167 |
43.32400 |
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| 8.72943 |
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167.72206 |
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Notes:
This wreck was first discovered (as far as I am concerned) on 1/29/2006 by Bob Hamel and Jim Bishop. Our group of 4 had split into two groups of two and the team of Bob Burt and Dave Fortin came upon this wreck just minutes later and saw that they had already sent a marker float to the surface!
Photos:
No Photos available at this time. Please check back later.
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 01:50:13 UTC 2010