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Barracuda Reef Barracuda Reef is a fairly shallow reef off Broward County that offers a dive experience similar to diving on reefs in the Florida Keys. Excellent for fish-watching. More Details... 20 - 35 ft. 6 - 11 m

Cape Gull / Robert Edmister Reef This 95-foot Coast Guard Cutter built in 1953 was renamed the Robert Edmister and sunk in 70 feet of water in 1989. More Details... 60 - 70 ft. 18 - 21 m

Capt. Dan Wreck The Capt. Dan was a Coast Guard buoy tender named Hollyhock. The ship was sunk in memorial for Capt Dan Garnsey in 1990. More Details... 90 - 110 ft. 27 - 34 m

Copenhagen This wreck is one of the most popular historical shipwrecks in Forida and is an Underwater Archaeological Preserve. The shallow depths make this spot great for beginners and snorkelers. More Details... 15 - 35 ft. 5 - 11 m

Donal G. McAllister Sunk June 23, 1998 as part of the Broward County Artificial Reef Program, this 101-foot former New York harbor boat now lies in 75 feet of water and rises 30 feet off the sea floor. More Details... 65 - 75 ft. 20 - 23 m

Guy Harvey The Guy Harvey was a 185-foot Haitian freighter originally christened the M/V Lady Kimberly. Guy Harvey painted sharks and other game fish along the outside of the ship before she was sunk May 10, 1997 in 140 feet of water. More Details... 115 - 140 ft. 35 - 43 m

Hall Of Fame Moorings The Hall of Fame Moorings consist of a series of ledges marked by nine buoys. Depths at this site begin at 15 feet and reach down to 30 feet. More Details... 15 - 30 ft. 5 - 9 m

Hammerhead Reef Hammerhead is a reef that extends for over two miles from the Dania Pier almost to Port Everglades Cut. A great spot for a drift dive. More Details... 60 - 90 ft. 18 - 27 m

Hog Heaven Hog Heaven is a 180-foot barge that lies upside down in 64 feet of water. Another barge, the Wayne, is close by along with debris sunk to help reefs form. More Details... 50 - 65 ft. 15 - 20 m

Houseboat Originally named Duzaway, this 70-foot wreck known as Old Houseboat, was reefed in 90 feet of water in 1987 to create and artifical reef. More Details... 75 - 87 ft. 23 - 27 m

Jay Scutti Tug Artifical Reef Site This site is actually a collection of several wrecks, combined forming a wonderful artificial reef in only 70 feet of water. More Details... 60 - 70 ft. 18 - 21 m

Jim Atria Artificial Reef The Jim Atria, a 240-foot Dutch freighter originally named the Poinciana, rests in 135 feet of water 4.5 miles north of Port Everglades. More Details... 90 - 135 ft. 27 - 41 m

Mary St. Phillips The Mary St. Phillips, a 110-foot steel tug, was sunk in 1993 in 120 feet of water to form an artificial reef. More Details... 90 - 110 ft. 27 - 34 m

Mercedes I The most famous of Ft. Lauderdale's wrecks is the 198-foot freighter Mercedes I. She received national attention, when on Thanksgiving Day in 1984 during a storm, she lost her anchorage and ran aground against a seawall of an exclusive Palm Beach mansion. More Details... 60 - 100 ft. 18 - 30 m

Oakland Ridge Moorings A series of 15 mooring buoys marking a ledge in 18-28 feet of water with several caves and crevices. More Details... 20 - 28 ft. 6 - 9 m