Shipwreck · Miami, Florida

Arakanapka

A named wreck in NOAA's AWOIS database (record 7417). Position graded Low by NOAA: within about a mile. NOAA's note: "DESCRIPTION 207 LOCATED AND TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE ARAKANAPKA IN LAT 25-35-30N, LONG 80-05-42W AND SUNK IN 1876. (ENT 6/89 MJF)"

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck
Seabed depth4.5 m (15 ft) below MLLW
Position25.5920°N, 80.0948°W (approximate, ±1600 m)
From Cape Florida Lighthouse, Key Biscayne10 km (6.4 mi), bearing 143° SE
SourceNOAA AWOIS wreck database (national export)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Florida Lighthouse, Key Biscayne, 10 km (6.4 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.