Carlson North Pier Pair

Local Name:

Depth:

Depth is about 10 feet.

Anchoring:

Anchor anywhere nearby. Just be careful as it gets very shallow in here!

Location:

Latitude			Longitude
Degrees	Minutes	Seconds	Degrees	Minutes	Seconds
8	44	55.680	167	41	16.200
8	44.92800	---------	167	41.27000	---------
8.74880	---------	---------	167.68783	---------	---------

Notes:

This pair was sunk pre-1974, but the date of their actual sinking is not known to me at this time. Anyone out there have any ideas?

I snorkeled these wrecks. There's not too much left to see except engines and some batteries.

Photos:

	Here's a shot from 1974 showing these two LCM-type vessels sunk in shallow water right at the Carlson pier. Once again, we are lucky that Scott Johnson was here to capture these images! Photo by Scott Johnson
Just a slightly different angle of our wrecks. Photo by Scott Johnson
	Now here is a more recent photo (2005/2006?) taken by Scott Johnson while flying over Carlson Island. You probably want to click on this image to view the larger version in order to see the details. You should be able to clearly see the outline of the two LCM-type wrecks to the north (left) of the pier. You will also note another LCM-type craft sunk on the southern side (right) of the pier. I have not had a chance to go back and mark this one, but rest assured, I will have that added soon! Photo by Scott Johnson

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!

From: Carlson North Pier Pair
Attraction	Distance (feet)	Bearing (deg mag)
Carlson South Pier Wreck	165	116
Parker/Long LCM	522	67

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Fri Sep 10 08:23:39 UTC 2010