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07/06/2008: "ANTIQUE IRON ANCHOR ...... Saved TSMV Coralita"

Middleton Reef has a shallow lagoon especially for a big charter vessel such as Coralita. In ideal circumstances our captain would look for 20 meters of depth and as much anchor chain length as possible to perform like a spring with it's weight.

Middleton was shallow. There was no point in trying to out-run the cyclone approaching. Nowhere else to hide.

The shipwreck anchor was found by John Sumner and salvaged for the purpose of helping to hold the charter boat.

The anchor remains in the lagoon today, an asset for cruising small boats.