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Skycliffe

Location: Boynton Beach Description: The Skycliffe is 317 feet long and 45 feet wide and sits upright intact in 200 feet of water, though her massive stern superstructure rises almost 70 feet from the bottom. The wreck rests generally in line with the typically strong Gulf Stream Current, though with the abundant amount of relief...

Wreck Trek Boynton

Location: Boynton Beach Description: Captain Tony's bow is approximately 600 feet to the northwest of the Bud Bar's stern, connected by a series of concrete rubble piles. The swim from one to the other takes 7 to 10 minutes to complete, and is best done on Nitrox EAN 36 for maximizing bottom time. Swimming approximately...

MV Castor

Location: Boynton Beach Description: The MV Castor is a 258 feet long by 37 feet wide Dutch freighter. The bow points south. Over the years the ship has been broken up by hurricanes the stern section containing most of the house structure has rolled on it's starboard side. The deck is 95-100 feet and the...

Bud Bar

Location: Boynton Beach Description: Budweiser Bar is 169 feet long and 27.9 feet wide and is still sitting partially upright in 95 feet pointing to the south. The stern section has been detached from the main body and is sitting northeast from original position. Having been sunk 35 years ago the wreckage is covered with...

Okinawa

Location: Pompano Beach Description: The Okinawa is a 107' x 26' 6" Army Tug. Displacement loaded is 350 tons. Okinawa was equipped with a 40,000 lb Fairbanks Morse engine. The propeller is 8' in diameter and weighs over 2,000 lbs. The bow points to the south and and is sitting perfectly upright in 69'. The...

Lady Luck

Location: The Lady Luck is located approximately 1 mile SE of Hillsboro Inlet in Ship Wreck Park, Pompano Beach, at a depth of 126 ft. Description: The Lady Luck is 324 ft. long, 50 ft wide tanker that rises to nearly to 60 from the surface at her mast. You will notice on your descent the Lady...

Wreck Trek Pompano

Location: Pompano Description: The "Wreck Trek Pompano" is a 3 wreck drift dive that includes the Jay Dorman, Alpha and the Quallman Tugs. This "Wreck Trek" is a little more challenging because of the depth. The 3 wrecks are fairly close together and are perfectly in line. The Jay Dorman was split into 2 pieces by hurricane Andrew. Also there is...

Robert Edmister

Location: Fort Lauderdale. Description: The Edmister is a 95' Coast Guard Cutter. Hurricane Andrew was not kind the cutter leaving it flattened in some sections. The wreckage still attracts lots of fish and is covered in growth. The Jay Scutti wreck lies about 1,000' to the north. History: Originally commissioned the Cutter Cape Gull in...

Mercedes I

Location: Fort Lauderdale Description: Freighter class ship 194' long with a 30.6' beam in 97' The wreckage is twisted in two pieces with large gaping holes. Penetration is tricky, watch out for entanglement. The midship is collapsed except for the gasoline truck bodies. Despite the damage to the wreckage it is still a great fish...

Jay Scutti

Location: Fort Lauderdalle Description: The Jay Scutti is 95' long and sits upright with the bow pointing north. The Scutti is one of 4 wrecks in a line. The Pride is to the south and the Tracey and Merci Jesus are to the north. She is encrusted with invertebrates, sponges, hydroids and tunicates making this...