Thomson-Atwood Vacation 08
Area Information
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Sombrero Key Buoy http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=SMKF1 30 Miles SoEast Oceanside
Offshore Sand Key Buoy http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42080 Off Key West Oceanside
Long Key Buoy http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=LONF1 10.2 miles Gulf side
Molasses Reef Buoy http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=MLRF1 22 miles No East Oceanside
Conch Reef and Underwater Habitat 16 Miles - Crocker Reef 12 Miles - Sombrero Reef 31 miles
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Hen and Chickens Reef 10.4 Miles - Molasses Reef 22.6 Miles - USS Duane and USS Bibb 22 Miles
Shipwrecks
8.2 miles! Shipwreck of the freighter Eagle She is upright in 120 fsw
21.6 miles! Shipwreck of the US Coast Guard Cutter Duane WPG33 Launched in 1936 length 327 feet, 41 foot beam
Her armament consisted of three 5-inch guns, three 3-inch guns, fourteen 40-mm and eight 20-mm guns. She is upright in 120 fsw (Crows nest at 60 feet)
the Duane was
credited, along with her sister cutter Spencer, with sinking the German
submarine U-175. The Duane also served as a flagship in the 1944 allied invasion
of Southern France and was sent to serve as coastal surveillance during the
Vietnam war. On another occasion, the Duane rescued 250 survivors from the
Dorchester. The rescue lasted for three days from February 3rd through the 6th.
The Duane also escorted boats full of refugees during the 1980's Cuban boat
lifts. On August 1, 1985, the Duane was decommissioned.
Shipwreck of the US Coast Guard Cutter Bibb WPG31 Launched in 1937 length 327 feet, 41 foot beam
Her armament consisted of one 5-inch gun, one 3-inch gun, six 40-mm and four 20-mm guns.
28 miles! Shipwreck of the Spiegel Grove LSD-32 length 510 feet, 85 foot beam She is upright in 130 fsw
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US Coast Guard Islamorada, FL 33036 (305) 664-8077 664-4404
US Coast Guard Station Key West (305) 292-8856
US Coast Guard Station Marathon (305) 743-6388
US Coast Guard Cutters assigned to area Key West:
CGC Key Biscayne (South) 292-8852
CGC Drummond (North) 292-8815
CGC Drummond (South) 292-8731
CGC Kodiak Island (South) 292-8760
CGC Sawfish 292--8762
CGC Sitkinak (South) 292-8810
CGC Farallon (South) 292-8716
CGC Chandeleur (South) 292-8852
CGC Knight Island (South) 292-8852
CGC Pea Island (South) 292-8852
CGC Thetis 292-8883
CGC Mohawk 292-8750
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