Copyright (c) 2010 DiveSpots.com. All rights reserved. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/site-ft-lauderdale/destination.info Scuba diving locations in Fort Lauderdale en-us Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:44:44 CDT Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:44:44 CDT 60 75 48 http://www.divespots.com/scuba/home.page http://www.divespots.com/skin/classic/images/logo1.gif http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-97/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-97/view.divespot Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:48:25 CDT The Capt. Dan was a Coast Guard buoy tender named Hollyhock. The ship was sunk in memorial for Capt Dan Garnsey in 1990. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-334/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-334/view.divespot Sun, 09 Jul 2006 21:06:34 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-126/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-126/view.divespot Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:46:11 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-94/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-94/view.divespot Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:30:02 CDT This 215-foot twin-masted Dutch Freighter, reefed in May 1990 to celebrate the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo's 25th anniversary, lies in 122 feet of water. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-288/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-288/view.divespot Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:18:15 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-33/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-33/view.divespot Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:30:01 CST 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-125/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-125/view.divespot Sun, 02 Oct 2005 10:42:00 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-96/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-96/view.divespot Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:22:18 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-127/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-127/view.divespot Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:16:46 CDT Spotfin reef is a natural reef with a ledge that harbors many beautiful corals and fish. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-124/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-124/view.divespot Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:49:55 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-123/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-123/view.divespot Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:42:32 CDT Tenneco Towers, the largest artificial reef in southeast Florida, was created in 1985 when the Tenneco Oil Company sank five large oil production platforms. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-105/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-105/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 16:20:02 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-104/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-104/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 16:04:27 CDT A series of 15 mooring buoys marking a ledge in 18-28 feet of water with several caves and crevices. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-103/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-103/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 15:53:27 CDT This 95-foot Coast Guard Cutter built in 1953 was renamed the Robert Edmister and sunk in 70 feet of water in 1989. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-102/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-102/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 15:52:32 CDT This site is actually a collection of several wrecks, combined forming a wonderful artificial reef in only 70 feet of water. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-101/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-101/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 15:11:43 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-100/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-100/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 15:04:36 CDT The Rebel sits in 110 feet of water one mile north from the Mercedes wreck. Sunk on July 16, 1985, she sits intact and upright. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-95/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-95/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 14:56:39 CDT A collection of tugboats, schooners, pontoons and a yacht sunk in the 1980s now form an artificial reef just outside the edge of the third reef due east of the Pompano Pier. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-99/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-99/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 14:55:27 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-98/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-98/view.divespot Sun, 05 Jun 2005 14:46:23 CDT 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. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-92/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-92/view.divespot Fri, 03 Jun 2005 13:52:05 CDT The 170-foot Union Express, which now sits in 100 feet of water, was reefed in 1992 to foster the formation of an artificial reef. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-93/view.divespot http://www.divespots.com/scuba/spotID-93/view.divespot Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:08:02 CDT The Mary St. Phillips, a 110-foot steel tug, was sunk in 1993 in 120 feet of water to form an artificial reef.