Umpqua II

USA / California / Del Monte Forest /
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During a recent expedition to map earthquake faults in Monterey Bay, MBARI researchers discovered the wreck of a barge on the muddy seafloor in Monterey Canyon. The barge Umpqua II was about 1,700 meters (one mile) below the ocean surface.

Link to a report on the wreck find from the 2014 survey of the Monterrey Canyon system
www.mbari.org/news/homepage/2014/umpqua/umpqua.html

** Had to delete and re-create this to correct its location
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Coordinates:   36°42'47"N   122°8'20"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago