Due to its significant depth (180 feet), conducting traditional archaeological mapping of the Rosinco is an impractical means of gathering data about the vessel and its condition. Even with advances in technical diving equipment and procedures, archaeologists could work at the vessel only briefly during each dive at this wreck. It would take a great number of dives to create a detailed site plan similar to those produced for other shipwrecks on this Web site.

However, by supplementing underwater video and still imagery with a few important measurements obtained from brief dives, much can be learned about the construction and state of preservation of deepwater shipwrecks such as the Rosinco. This information can be used to create photo mosaics of these sites and even basic scaled drawings. The WHS is currently using this method to research other shipwrecks including the Rouse Simmons, Vernon and Lakeland.