Ontario Wreck Database (GPS Co-ord?)

Flummox · Nov 12, 2002

Anyone got a decent wreck/dive site database of GPS co-ord that they are willing to share? For mid to Southern Ontario? (Lake Ontario, Erie and Huron/georg bay?)

I realize the traditional way is to work over the shops owners and charter operators until you amass your own private collection but... there has to be some public info out there somewhere (?)

Or would that violate the pioneer "find it your own damn self" spirit?

Rooster1 · Nov 12, 2002

you can start here

http://www.neptunescove.org/cgi-bin/wrecks.pl?area=SWLH

Rooster1 · Nov 12, 2002

and here

http://www.leftmind.net/~adb/ontdive/ontlink.html

and you could hit my www there are some in there you know

Jimmy B · Nov 13, 2002

There's some here

http://northerntechdiver.com/TomsStuff/Wrecks.htm

canuckdiver · Nov 13, 2002

try this one:

http://www.ghost-ships.org/divedb.asp

I agree with you that this info should be more available, not just for the profit of charter operators :rolleyes:

canuckdiver · Nov 13, 2002

BTW, tom's site has good info about the wrecks, but he does not give coordinates for the wrecks

Flummox · Nov 14, 2002

Still not too many locations out there, I have hundereds of pages of the descriptions but the co-ords are harder.

Canuckdiver's suggestion of the ghostships site is great but needs some TLC and contributions from all of us! (listing the Comet and the Marsh as being in "simcoe" is a little misleading....

Rooser's link is good for the US side of the pond(s)

Thanks everyone!

canuckdiver · Nov 15, 2002

still working on my database here, I have quite a few, but they need to be confirmed.
Hopefully that's going to be the project for next summer.
PM me if you like, and we'll co-ordinate and possibly help each other out.

divedude · Nov 15, 2002

If any of you need numbers for Kingston PM me for the ones you want. The cost involved with putting up moorings and maintaining them is the reason most guys won't give out GPS numbers here.
Unfortunately a very small number of "people" think that they can cut moorings, tie knots in the line or steal the fittings off the line.

Sometimes charter guys go to a dive site and a small private boat is there and refuses to allow the vessel to tie. They have the "I was here first" attitude forgetting that the "Charter Guys" are the ones who with POW that spent their time ,money and effort putting the mooring there in the first place. POW does not have a boat so all work on moorings is donated to POW by charter operaters. They also pay a "mooring fee" which pays for the line, fittings, and blocks.

So you can see why some don't want to give out GPS numbers.

If you PM me for numbers be patient I'm only on the computers weekends.

sparky30 · Nov 15, 2002

How do you position the mooring blocks on the bottom? Do you do it from a charter boat or do you get something bigger with a crane? They look pretty heavy...
Pure curiosity.. How long does it take to install a mooring line?

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