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	Roatan wreck scuba diving - history - information
		The Wrecks of Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras
		Eagle rays frequent the wreck, a resident moray stands guard near the stern, and arrow crabs and seahorses share space along the deck.
		And while diving on a wreck is a thrill at any level, the stories of how the wrecks came to be only add to the allure.
	www.subwaywatersports.com /About/roatans_wrecks.htm (0 words)

	Eagle Electronics - Navigation Wrecks and Obstructions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wreck, visible - The remains of a stranded or sunken vessel that is normally visible from above water.
		Wreck, dangerous submerged - The remains of a stranded or sunken vessel that is normally not visible from above the water, and that is a hazard to surface navigation.
		Wrecks, non-dangerous submerged - The remains of a stranded or sunken vessel that is not visible from above water, and that is deep enough (usually more than 20 meters) that it is not a hazard to surface navigation.
	www.eaglegps.com /Products/mapping/MapCreate4/wrecks.htm (336 words)

	Wrecks
		This is the best-known of the Virginia wrecks.
		The wreck rises 20 feet from the bottom and the bow and stern are clearly discernable.
		The wreck is a pile of rubble encrusted with coral, but it attracts a large fish population.
	members.cox.net /scubavab/wrecks.htm (2951 words)

	The Press-Enterprise Article
		Elsewhere, even the hulking plane wrecks themselves are being plucked up, in part because of the popularity of a related hobby, restoring World War II war birds.
		Or wrecks will be systematically stripped, as happened a year or two ago to a rare B-17 "Flying Fortress" that crashed in the San Jacinto Mountains near Idyllwild in 1940.
		Wreck hunting sometimes requires sifting through government records and newspaper clippings, sorting through conflicting stories and hacking through thick chaparral to get to the crash.
	www.aircraftwrecks.com /articles/pe/peart1.htm (1698 words)

	Sunken Treasures - The Wrecks of the 1000 Islands
		The stern is in 15 ft. of water with the bow in 60 ft..
		The best access to the wreck is to park in the town parking lot in front of the pavilion, just west of the hospital.
		This wreck has claimed the lives of several divers who were not prepared for the challenge.
	www.1000islands.com /wrecks/sunkentreasures.htm (2943 words)

	Citrus: Rockin' the wrecks
		Wrecks from various maritime and aeronautical mishaps litter the Gulf of Mexico bottom, and anglers who learn how to fish them can find a bounty of opportunity.
		Wreck fishermen will idle across the structure to determine where the cudas are hovering and then motor about 50 yards upcurrent to arrange their presentation.
		Often, the best way to capitalize on a wreck's pelagic potential is to simply let the fish come to you.
	netra.sptimes.com /2007/03/24/Citrus/Rockin__the_wrecks.shtml (979 words)

	The Wrecks
		The Butler Bay Wrecks are a huge attraction due to their excellent condition and the proliferation of colorful sponges and coral.
		Each wreck is intentionally placed to provide both artificial habitats for marine creatures and interesting and accessible dives.
		The first wreck to be sunk at Butler Bay, the Northwind has been submerged in 45 feet of water for fifteen years.
	www.divescubawest.com /TheWrecks.htm (502 words)

	Bahamas Diver: Rapture of The Wrecks
		While the wrecks in these islands offer myriad opportunities for adventure, they can generally be separated into three categories: shallow wrecks, wrecks in moderate depths and deep wrecks.
		Congregations of snappers, grunts, wrasse, gobies, angelfish and parrotfish are everywhere on the wreck.
		Wrecks that lie deeper than 90 or a 100 feet are protected from the destructive surge of most storms, so they tend to be more intact than shallower wrecks.
	www.skin-diver.com /departments/DiveTheWorld/CarribeanAndBermuda/Bahamas/BahamasDiver/rapture_oct00.asp (1114 words)

	Wrecks
		Deep wreck photographer Leigh Bishop believes we are currently in the middle of a golden age in shipwreck discovery.
		The wrecks of Norway might not be set in the warm seas of their southern counterparts, but they have an attraction all of their own.
		Diving on the wreck of the Steuben was cold, deep and oppressive, but for one diver it was a chance to touch the ship’s soul.
	www.divemagazine.co.uk /defaultWrecks.asp?sp=614277292898396228436&v=5 (783 words)

	Wrecks off Makassar (Ujung Pandang)/Indonesia
		This wreck is quite intact and lies on his port side.
		The airplane wreck is badly broken up and the engines have been removed or fell off on impact.
		Wreck is nice intact and lies on the sandy bottom at 17 meters; the top of the wreck at 5 meters.
	www.bodeweb.de /wrackengl.htm (438 words)

	Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 (1973 c.33) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which provides protection for designated wrecks.
		Designated wrecks are marked on admiralty charts and their physical location is marked by means of a buoy (sea mark).
		All wrecked aircraft and a number of designated military shipwrecks are protected under the Protection of Military Remains Act.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Protection_of_Wrecks_Act (583 words)

	Florida Scuba Wreck Diving - Boca Raton, Florida
		On May 12, 1990 this wreck was renamed the Rodeo 25 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Pompano Fishing Rodeo.
		And, because the wreck is often passed over in favor of more glamorous wrecks, this is a good change of pace dive for experienced technical divers who have seen all the other deep wrecks in the area.
		One of the reasons for diving a new wreck is to see it before it is encrusted in coral and then appreciate it later for the fine job nature does on our artificial reefs.
	www.americandivecenter.com /wrecks (3232 words)

	The Scotsman - International - Rusting wrecks threaten major disaster in Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 2001, a typhoon disturbed one wreck, the American fuel tanker Mississinewa, unleashing 91,000 litres of oil that fouled beaches around the Pacific island of Yap and polluted fishing waters.
		They are calling for a full-scale inquiry into the state of the wrecks, which range from 60 tonne diesel vessels to 40,000 tonne battleships.
		Among the 1,080 known wrecks in the Pacific there are 50 tankers, at least 23 large aircraft carriers, 213 destroyers and 22 battleships.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=230532003 (467 words)

	wrecks
		On the 13th signals of distress were sounded from the wreck, and the surfmen again hauled off the hawser and breeches buoy.
		Later with most of the cotton bales ashore, the rest of the bales from the wreck were transported by surf dories to a lighter offshore and the lighter eventually was towed to New York by Merritt's seagoing tug.
		Farrow of the MERRY and Capt. Dennison of the wrecking tug were the last to leave.
	www.suffolk.lib.ny.us /libraries/cmor/wrecks.htm (4564 words)

	Navy Shipwrecks and Aircraft Losses
		Navy custody of its wrecks is based on the property clause of the U.S. Constitution and international maritime law and it is consistent with Articles 95 and 96 of the Law of the Sea Convention.
		Even aircraft and ship wrecks that are stricken from the active list remain the property of the United States until such time affirmative action is taken to dispose of these properties, such as sale, or other action in accordance with law.
		Wreck sites that are not entire aircraft or ships, but are parts strewn in a debris field are considered archaeological sites.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq28-1.htm (1149 words)

	WP: Wrecks sold online - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com
		He wants it for the same reason he always wants wrecks, to tow them to one of two area salvage yards -- commonly but less accurately known as junkyards -- that are owned by his family.
		One is in Clinton, the other in King George, Va. When the wrecks get to the yards, workers pull out valuable parts such as motors and transmissions, store them in warehouses and over time sell them to area mechanics.
		Eventually, after the wreck has exhausted its usefulness, it is fed into a giant outdoor crusher, with the resulting flattened, rectangular cube sold to metal recyclers.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12429803 (958 words)

	Rattray Head - Wrecks
		Wreck A is only a small jumble of mangled iron, not actually identifiable to us as a boat of any kind.
		Wreck B was only visible as the outline of a boat formed by the tops of the ribs protruding from the sand.
		Through the years hundreds of ships and boats had been wrecked on the Buchan coast, with nowhere to run should the weather break, the busy sea traffic of the day was at the mercy of the elements.
	www.rattrayhead.net /wrecks (2155 words)

	Hernando: Rockin' the wrecks
		Plant the rod butt in the belt's gimbal and use your legs and hips in concert with your arms and shoulders to keep maximum pressure on this powerful fish.
		Wrecks often hold AJs of 50 pounds or better, so conserve your strength and let the rod wear down your opponent.
		BONUS ROUND: The fact that wrecks harbor loads of baitfish means a high likelihood for traveling predators such as kingfish and flfin tuna.
	www.sptimes.com /2007/03/24/Hernando/Rockin__the_wrecks.shtml (988 words)

	Tour the Wrecks - SunStar Aquatic Services, Inc.
		The original name of this wreck is the Golden Venture, This is the ship that Ran aground in New York Harbor with Chinese immigrants that jumped off and some of them drowned.
		This wreck is connected to the sea Empress by coral rocks that the county put in after sinking this ship.
		The wreck is scattered for several hundred yards and is covered in corals sea fans and sponges.
	www.thediversity.com /wrecks.htm (1018 words)

	The Boating News. The Nation's Only Independent Boating Newspaper. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But, before you jump in the water and descend down to these exciting wrecks, there are a few ground rules to remember in order to have a safe and enjoyable dive.
		Many wrecks sit in deeper waters and are often exposed to heavier currents than the majority of reefs you may dive, so it is important that you are up to the task.
		When considering advanced wreck dives, one of the most important considerations you should make is a completely separate pony bottle or Spare Air in the event of an out of air emergency.
	www.theboatingnews.com /new_wrecks.htm (985 words)

	NATURE. War Wrecks of the Coral Seas \| PBS
		Thousands of tons of war wreckage sank into the fabled lagoons of the South Pacific islands during the naval and air battles of World War II.
		But instead of devastating the region's underwater ecology, the detritus of human conflict turned into artificial reefs, upon which fantastic mini-ecosystems took shape.
		The Solomon Islands and the waters that surround them constitute an enormous battlefield, where 60 years ago U.S. Navy and Marine forces began a monumental assault that eventually would drive Japanese forces northward, back toward their homeland.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/warwrecks/index.html (0 words)

	Events of the 1920s--Honda Point Disaster, 8 September 1923 -- Later Views of the Wrecks
		Wreck of USS Chauncey (DD-296) near shore, during salvage operations some time after 8 September 1923, when she went aground on Honda Point with six other destroyers.
		The wreck of USS Woodbury (DD-309) is in the middle distance.
		Wreck of USS S.P. Lee (DD-310) stranded near shore at Honda Point, with the wreck of USS Nicholas (DD-311) in the left background.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/ev-1920s/ev-1923/honda-8.htm (997 words)

	Protected Wrecks
		Section 1 provides protection for designated wrecks which are deemed to be important by virtue of their historical, archaeological or artistic value.
		Each wreck has an exclusion zone around it and it is an offence to tamper with, damage or remove any objects or part of the vessel or to carry out any diving or salvage operation within this exclusion zone.
		Section 2 of the Protection of Wrecks Act provides protection for wrecks that are designated as dangerous by virtue of their contents.
	www.mcga.gov.uk /c4mca/mcga-environmental/mcga-dops_row_receiver_of_wreck/mcga-dops-row-protected-wrecks.htm (773 words)

	Railway Wrecks in the Ottawa Area
		The wrecking train arrived from Ottawa shortly after eight o'clock - it was at 3:30 the collision occurred - and, working all night, had the track cleared in time for the morning express to go through on time.
		The cause of the wreck is supposed to have been the washing away of the ballast by the recent bad weather.
		George Clark was seriously injured and scalded in the wreck and John Shouldice was critically injured and scalded and died as a result of those injuries.
	www.railways.incanada.net /circle/Wrecks.html (18019 words)

	Diving Wrecks of Truk Lagoon - Blue Lagoon Dive Shop
		The excitement of discovery combined with the thrill of descending down the anchor line as it disappears into deep blue water is never far away from the wreck diver's heart.
		The mystery of individual wrecks such as the Andrea Doria and the Titanic seem bigger than life until the diver's imagination begins to understand the idea of a "sea of wrecks" in tropical water and accessible with only a short boat ride.
		The wrecks serve as artificial reefs to the many varieties of sea life that inhabit the lagoon and are an underwater photographer's dream.
	www.truk-lagoon-dive.com /Wrecks.htm (325 words)

	wreck and scuba diving sites in Coron Bay, Busuanga, Calamianes Islands, Palawan, Philippines.
		The major attraction however is undoubtedly the wrecks of the Japanese supply fleet sunk in September 1944.
		The wreck slopes along the reef from 5 meters deep at the bow to 22 meters at the stern.
		Due to it's distance from Coron this wreck is dived by a one hour jeepney ride to the north end of Busuanga and transferring to a rented dive boat.
	www.coronwrecks.com /sites.htm (3407 words)

	Beqa Adventure Divers - The Wrecks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		She is about 30m/100' from bow to stern lying upright on her keel in about 28m/90' of water next to the coral pinnacles that make up the Seven Sisters.
		After exploring the wreck a gentle fin back to the reef finds divers in a maze of seven towering pinnacles.
		Zebra Sharks can frequently be found resting on the sand just out from the pinnacles and for divers that want a rest, settle down in the sand between the pinnacles and watch as a cloud of butterfly fish move in and give you a 'clean'.
	www.fiji-sharks.com /the_diving_wrecks.cfm (411 words)

	Wrecks
		As we entered the area of the wreck, we noticed a couple plastic bottles marking a spot exactly to the chart’s marking.
		It’s voodoo to believe that the boat captain, the dive boat, the coast guard, or a particular wreck are to blame for a dive accident.
		We as divers are responsible for dive accidents when we are not prepared and dive in areas we are not trained in or push to hard, and it only “irresponsible” to assault the character of honorable men and women.
	www.dive1000islands.com /html/wrecks.html (1965 words)

	Florida Vacation, Travel & Entertainment Information — Exploring Wrecks in Fort Lauderdale and the Keys- by VISIT ...
		I was one of the first divers lucky enough to explore the wreck after its celebrated sinking, and recently revisited it after nearly 16 years.
		The hull has collapsed, though the stern and wheelhouse are still attached to the rest of the wreck.
		One of the earliest wrecks is the Spanish vessel San Pedro, which sank off Islamorada during a hurricane in 1733.
	www.visitflorida.com /cms/e/exploring_wrecks_in_fort_lauderdale_and_the_keys.php (1506 words)

	wrecks
		The wrecks that crowd the Mediterranean coasts tell us about the trades, the habits, the wars, the relations between peoples, generations, cultures: Greek wine in Roman amphorae, Spanish lead ingots on Punic ships, African marble on Italian coasts...
		A wreck is a time-machine: it brings the visitor back to the moment of sinking.
		I think that a wreck is not just the occasion for a good dive: every wreck tells a story, if you want to listen.
	www.sportesport.it /wrecks.htm (536 words)

	Book Review: WWII Wrecks of the Truk Lagoon
		The release of the beautiful hardcover edition of WWII Wrecks of the Truk Lagoon is a volume that anyone interested in Truk should acquire and add ttheir book collection.
		Aficionados of the Pacific Wreck Database website will appreciate that the diver behind the tank is contributor Peter Ording.
		Reading about each of the Japanese wrecks widens the readers apperception for the enormous amount of history and human interest stories about the Japanese side of the history and that each of these vessels contain, and the details of how they met their final demise in the Lagoon of Truk.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /reviews/truk.html (1245 words)

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