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Comanche Wreck

8 September, 2019

Team Leader
Michelle Taliercio
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
20 lbs (estimated)

31.964552218213, -76.911670418274

Survey Information

Location Name
Comanche Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Charleston Scuba
City
Charleston
Country
United States
Date
8 September, 2019
Survey Duration
25 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 31.964552218213
Longitude: -76.911670418274
Weather Conditions
Hurricane Dorian passed 50 miles Offshore 3 days earlier as a Category 2
Survey Depth Range
90–100 feet
Area Surveyed
2000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
metal
Ecosystem
Ship wreck
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Balloons 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 15
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Red Snapper
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris none
Comments hanging in wheel hose by fishing line

recreational fishing

fishing gear

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