Gugeegue Beached LCM

Local Name:

Gugeegue Beached LCM

Depth:

This wreck is right next to the pier and just sort-of beached right there. I'm guessing that the depth can't be 10 fet. Most of the wreck is above the surface.

Anchoring:

No real trick to anchoring here, but one would have to wonder why you would! It is very shallow here, so just anchor out from it a little in the shallow water.

Location:

Latitude Longitude
Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds
8 50 56.580 167 44 31.500
8 50.94300 --------- 167 44.52500 ---------
8.84905 --------- --------- 167.74208 --------- ---------

Notes:

This just appears to be an LCM that became grounded in the shallows next to the pier. Nothing exciting here. It's really not a dive site. It is simply mentioned here to provide a complete listing of wrecks (as best as possible).

Photos:

Here's an overview of the wreck. We are more-or-less looking NE in this view.
Another overview from a slightly different angle. We are roughly facing east here.
A little closer view.
A little more detail of the stern.

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: Gugeegue Beached LCM
AttractionDistance (feet)Bearing (deg mag)
Gugeegue Pier Wreck 513 234


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Created by Dave Fortin

Fri Sep 10 08:41:50 UTC 2010