New England wrecks for Google Earth

[mstudley]

I've been messing around with Google Earth lately and started plotting local wrecks using numbers from Gary Gentile's books and overlaying images of the ships as I find them. This is a work in progress but please try it out and let me know what you think. Any tips/additions/etc are more than welcome. Just download the file, unzip it and open the kmz file with Google Earth. If you need help getting it to work let me know.

Ah.... I just realized that uploads aren't working at the moment... anyway, grab it from here instead: http://mstudley.googlepages.com/Wrecks.kmz That is just the KMZ file so you don't need to unzip it.

 

[fishb0y]

Thanks... I was wondering if there are any wreck silhouettes that that you cound see. I imagine it would have to be a fairly large, shallow wreck though.

 

[Diver Dude]

Nice job!
Thanks for sharing.
Bryan

 

[mfalco]

Cool

 

[mfalco]

One idea might to put the depths in with the pictures of the boats

 

[MSilvia]

Any tips/additions/etc are more than welcome. Just download the file, unzip it and open the kmz file with Google Earth.

I've got an addition for you... the NOAA AWOIS database.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=399266

While I'm thinking of it though, does anyone have lat/lon coordinates for the Delaware wreck off Cohasset/Scituate?

 

[wreckedinri]

I've got an addition for you... the NOAA AWOIS database.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=399266

While I'm thinking of it though, does anyone have lat/lon coordinates for the Delaware wreck off Cohasset/Scituate?

42-14.969 x 70-44.531

Some large pieces of wreckage but can be tough to "see" with the typical bottom finder. Vis is iffy. It can be great, but most of my experience has been in the 0-10 foot range.

Dennis

 

[MSilvia]

Cool, thanks.

 

[mstudley]

I've got an addition for you... the NOAA AWOIS database.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=399266

While I'm thinking of it though, does anyone have lat/lon coordinates for the Delaware wreck off Cohasset/Scituate?

heh, that's more of a total replacement than an addition. Thanks, I didn't know that was available.

 

[MSilvia]

heh, that's more of a total replacement than an addition. Thanks, I didn't know that was available.

I wouldn't call it a replacement, if only because most of those positions are approximate at best. If you have confirmed numbers, don't throw them out in favor of those!