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Dive Spots nearest to Tarpon
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Commander, 2.44 nm.
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A mooring buoy marks the spot of this 65-foot tug wreck. This is a favorite spot of photographers.
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80 - 96 ft.
24 - 29 m
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Black Bart, 6.50 nm.
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This artificial reef is a great site for wreck training and photography. There is a lot of superstructure to explore and plenty of fish to observe.
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65 - 75 ft.
20 - 23 m
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Grey Ghost, 8.29 nm.
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This 105-foot steel-hull tug was deployed on the edge of a natural limestone reef and has a large amount of marine life. This is a popular spot for fishermen and underwater photographers.
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105 - 110 ft.
32 - 34 m
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Chickasaw, 8.53 nm.
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This 107-foot tug lies in 75 feet of water and is home to huge schools of baitfish. This is an excellent dive close to shore.
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75 - 77 ft.
23 - 23 m
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USS Chippewa, 10.77 nm.
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This 205-foot working tug served in the Caribbean in the 1940s before assignment to the Navy's Experimental Dive Unit in 1989. She was deployed as an artificial reef in 1990 and is one of the largest wrecks in Bay County's artificial reef program.
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70 - 100 ft.
21 - 30 m
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Leroy, 12.35 nm.
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The Leroy was originally a revenue cutter named Samuel Dexter. The Dexter ws renamed Leroy and became a tug with a Towing Company in 1908. She sank off Cape San Blas in a storm in 1926.
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100 - 120 ft.
30 - 37 m
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Spanish Shanty Barge, 12.42 nm.
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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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20 - 20 ft.
6 - 6 m
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Life Boats, 12.50 nm.
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Life Boats is a shallow, easy wreck dive inside St. Andrews Bay.
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20 - 28 ft.
6 - 9 m
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USS Strength, 12.81 nm.
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The Strength served as a minesweeper in the Pacific during World War II and after being used to train Navy divers, she was deployed as an artificial reef in 1987. Strength is a popular dive spot less than six miles from the St. Andrews Jetties.
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65 - 76 ft.
20 - 23 m
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Benjamin H. Grierson (Liberty Ship), 13.98 nm.
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One of many Liberty Ships built during World War II, the Grierson was sunk in 1977 as an artificial reef. She lies just over 7 miles west of the St. Andrews Jetties.
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60 - 77 ft.
18 - 23 m
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E. E. Simpson Tug, 16.85 nm.
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While attempting to rescue a schooner that had run aground, the E.E. Simpson succumbed to bad weather and sank in 20 feet of water just off the old East Pass to St. Andrew Bay.
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18 - 20 ft.
5 - 6 m
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Miss Louise, 29.86 nm.
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The Miss Louise is a 95-foot tugboat that was sunk in 1997 as part of the Artificial Reef Program. She lies sin 55-60 feet of water with a 15-foot profile.
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55 - 60 ft.
17 - 18 m
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