Tessie

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Avg Depth: 65 ft. / 20m

Max Depth: 77 ft. / 23m

Skill Level: Intermediate

Features:

• Artificial Reef

• Wreck Site

Located eight miles south of Pensacola Pass, this 40-foot long cabin cruiser sits in 77 feet of water. Before being sunk to form an artificial reef, her superstructure was removed and her hull was loaded with four car bodies. The wreck is surrounded by concrete culverts.

A 2002 check by Captain Robert K. Turpin of the Escambia County Marine Resources Division found that the Tessie was almost buried. However, the car parts and concrete pipes are visible.

Flounder are common near the site, which is located close to the wrecks of the PC Barge, Sylvia, and Deliverance.