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SBB-33: Small Vessel

HURL Artifact No.	SBB-33	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	Unknown	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Small Vessel	Found:	24-Sep-1999
Nationality:	Unknown	Dive No:	R-062
Class or Make:	Unknown	Location:	Mokapu Pt.
Model:	Wooden	Depth (m):	93m
Purpose:	Unknown	HURL crew:	Taylor, Greeson
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	Unknown

Length:	*35'
Width:	Unknown
Height:	Unknown



Circumstance of Loss:	*Sank	Crew Personnel/Position:	Unknown

Reason of Loss:	Unknown	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	Unknown

Artifact History:	Artifact was breifly filmed as an ROV passed near it in 1999. At the time it was identified as and aircraft debris field and thought to be relocated this site and after a thourogh survey determined that it was actually a small vessel.associated with another TBF Avenger nearby. In 2019 the R/V Petrel working with archaeologists searching for MIA's

Artifact Condition:	Debris was scattered all over the area and took several passes before a "lack of airplane parts" ruled it out as an aircraft. Finally some small portholes were seen on the seabed and eventually an engine block shaft and propeller were recognized. There were also several coils of rope that finally led to the identification of this site actually being a vessel.

Additional Information:	A HURL representative was aboard the Research Vessel Petrel as "local knowledge" when this site was relocated as well as a survey to the nearby TBF Avenger.

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