Parker/Fortin Rubble #1
Local Name:
Parker/Fortin Rubble #1
Depth:
Depth is 130-135 feet.
Anchoring:
We found this wreck on scooters from N-Buoy coral head. Unless you are on scooters, this is a heck of a swim from any shallow anchor that I am aware of. I'd suggest dropping a weight with a line attached to a float and having a boat circle while one pair dives this wreck. Be careful as the boat traffic comes very close to this area.
Location:
| Latitude |
Longitude |
| Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
Degrees |
Minutes |
Seconds |
| 8 |
44 |
34.500 |
167 |
43 |
47.820 |
| 8 |
44.57500 |
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167 |
43.79700 |
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| 8.74291 |
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167.72995 |
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Notes:
This wreck was found on 2/17/2006 by Hal Parker and Dave Fortin while exploring along the cable using scooters. We were running low on bottom time and had to head back soon, so we didn't spend much time on the wreck. Our initial thought is that this appears to possibly be a Higgins boat. It was pretty much collapsed. Hal went down to attach the float while I held the scooters at 95 feet (they are rated at 100). Hal saw an engine, a shaft and we both saw the ramp near the front. Hal believes that he saw one of the round metal rings of the gun turrets that we have seen on the other Higgins wrecks that we have found. We didn't note exactly where the cable was, but the wreck is very close to, if not on or under, the cable. As were were following the cable (approx 330 deg), Hal was on the right (NE) and I was on the left (SW). The wreck was on Hal's side of the cable.
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 07:49:43 UTC 2010