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The Captain Tony, 167-foot long Dutch freighter originally named the M/V Becks, was scuttled on October 22, 1996 in 85 fsw of water off the coast of Palm Beach / Boca Raton.
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A shallow series of ledges located about 2 miles north from the Port Everglades Inlet. A system of 16 moorings mark a broken ledge varying in depth from 20 to 30 feet.
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This 150 foot wreck, also known as "Tar Barge", sits in 20 feet of water off Shell Island in St. Andrews Bay.
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This 167 foot long coastal freighter was built in 1965 and was used to transport dry goods to the Bahamas and Haiti. She was sunk in 1987 in 95 feet of water.
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I dove Moasses Reef for my check-out dives 3 and 4 for my Open Water Certification. We dove the Aquarium and Wench Hole. The water clarity was astounding. Lots of baracuda, huge schools of angelfish, blue tang, many moray eels, parrotfish that seemed to radiate every shade of blue, trumpetfish left and right, a huge spiny lobster, and a couple large grouper. Aquarium is insane! This area was unreal! The color, clarity, and huge amounts of aquatic life is unbelievable. The color blows your mind. Wench hole had several really cool archways and swim throughs. The instructor took us under some ledges and we saw huge moray eels several times. This was, by far, my favorite dive while in the Florida Keys.
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French Reef
by lewisbrandy, Absolutely Amazing: I'm in love...
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I dove the French Reef for my first two check-out dives (for my Open Water Certification). We first dove Christmas Tree Cave, and it was fantastic. Our instructor was completely obssessed with moray eels, and pointed out at least 3 or 4 (one of which was massive!). I could see how overwhelming navigation could become very quickly, as the splendor of what we saw was insane. I was greatful to have Mike to follow along with, and not yet have to worry too much about finding our way back. We surfaced and headed to Woody's Ledge, next. Another mindblowing dive! We went a little deeper here (close to 50ft, I think), but the visibility was still great (40ft). Here we saw tons of baracuda (1-3 feet long!), massive angelfish, blue tang, parrot fish (HUGE), and a few trumpet fish. Needless to say, I am head over heels in love with scuba diving!
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Spiegel Grove
by GaryMR, Great Dive - If new to the wreck - get a guide
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Hyde
by agilolel, Indonesian Teak Furniture: Indoor Teak Furniture, Teak Garden Furniture
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The Capt. Dan was a Coast Guard buoy tender named Hollyhock. The ship was sunk in memorial for Capt Dan Garnsey in 1990.
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The 329-foot Coast Guard cutter Bibb was sunk in 1987 to create an "artificial reef," which was specially prepared for advanced divers.
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Grecian Rocks is a popular reef for snorkeling and spotting large numbers of protected queen conch.
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A popular shallow patch reef just east of Sands Cut and Elliott Key. Great snorkeling location for the kids.
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The Tuna Alley is often called one of the best dive sites in all of the Caribbean. It is a pristine, healthy reef system off of North Cat Cay, one of the Bimini Islands.
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The DEMA Trader (formerly known as the GGD Trader) is a 165-foot-long freighter in 80 feet of water about 3 1/2 miles east of Key Biscayne.
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