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Dive Spots nearest to USS Wilkes-Barre
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Showing 1-15 of 22 found
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Adolphus Busch, 5.90 nm.
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The Adolphus Busch was intentionally sunk in 1998 to create an artificial reef system. She sits intact and upright in 100-feet of water.
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85 - 110 ft.
26 - 34 m
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The Sambo Reefs, 6.79 nm.
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The Sambos are a collection of reefs divided into Eastern, Middle, and Western by white sands. Good diving is found all along the reef line.
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25 - 40 ft.
8 - 12 m
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Looe Key Reef, 8.82 nm.
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One of the most beautiful reefs in the Florida Keys, Looe Key Reef has large fingers of living coral extending out to sea.
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15 - 105 ft.
5 - 32 m
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HMS Looe, 8.82 nm.
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The HMS Looe ran aground and sank in what is now known as Looe Key Reef. Not much remains of the vessel other than some ballast stones and some copper plating that is thought to have come from the hull.
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20 - 25 ft.
6 - 8 m
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Toppino's Reef (#1 Marker Reef), 9.07 nm.
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Located in just 25 feet of water, this is among the prettiest shallow reef areas off of Key West.
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20 - 25 ft.
6 - 8 m
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Aquanaut, 9.09 nm.
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Aquanaut is a 55-foot wooden tug in 75 feet of water about 1/2 mile south of the Western Sambo Reef.
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70 - 75 ft.
21 - 23 m
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All Alone, 9.55 nm.
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In 90 feet of water on the Ten-Fathom Ledge lies All-Alone, the hull of a 75-foot tugboat.
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80 - 90 ft.
24 - 27 m
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Joe's Tug, 10.28 nm.
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This tugboat, which sank under mysterious circumstances, sits upright in just 65 feet of water and brings you close to Jewfish, spotted morays, barracuda, and horse eye jacks.
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45 - 65 ft.
14 - 20 m
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Nine Foot Stake, 11.70 nm.
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Marked by a nine-foot piling, this site is a nice shallow-water reef averaging 15 to 30 feet.
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15 - 30 ft.
5 - 9 m
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Cayman Salvager, 11.88 nm.
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This 187-foot steel-hulled buoy tender was built in 1937, sank in the Key West Navy Harbor in the mid 70s, was raised, then sank again -- this time on purpose -- as an artificial reef.
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80 - 90 ft.
24 - 27 m
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USS Curb, 12.16 nm.
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Located one mile south of the Cayman Salvager, this 300-foot naval salvaging tug is an artificial reef site in 185 feet of water.
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120 - 185 ft.
37 - 56 m
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Eastern Dry Rocks, 15.90 nm.
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On the Southwestern end of the Eastern Dry Rocks lays an old galleon. Large corals and lobsters are commonly seen in this area.
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15 - 35 ft.
5 - 11 m
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Rock Key, 16.98 nm.
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This site is home to some spectacular crevices and coral, making it a great location for skorkeling and diving alike.
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15 - 35 ft.
5 - 11 m
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Sand Key, 17.87 nm.
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Sand Key is well known as a first-class site for snorkeling, and also has great diving on the ocean side. This site is marked by a 110-foot light tower.
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35 - 75 ft.
11 - 23 m
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Ten-Fathom Bar, 18.02 nm.
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This is one of the few mini-wall dives in Florida. The wall begins at 25 feet and drops quickly down to 130 feet. Spectacular!
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25 - 130 ft.
8 - 40 m
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