Shipwrecks and Sunken Vessels

Latitude: 30.335118703768135 Longitude: -87.20886960818534

SS NICARAGUA IS A SHIP THAT WAS SAILING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WHEN IT RAN AGROUND ON PADRE ISLAND IN 1912. DURING THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES, PADRE ISLAND WAS THE SITE OF A NUMBER OF SHIPWRECKS. "DEVIL'S ELBOW," ACTUALLY A POINT OF TIDAL CONVERGENCE AROUND MILEPOST 50 FROM MALAQUITE BEACH OF THE NORTH ISLAND, WRECKED MANY VESSELS....

Reef. Wreck. Reef species.

Unknown Wreck

In August 1918, the freighter Proteus collided with a tanker off Cape Hatteras and now rests in 125 feet of water about 25 miles south of the Hatteras Inlet. Dimensions: 390 x 48 x 29 The wreck commonly host big Amberjack and Sand Tiger Sharks. It also holds Vermillion Snapper, Black Sea Bass, Triggerfish, and some Grouper.

Attributes RECRD 2884 VESSLTERMS KINGFISHER FEATURE_TYPE Wreck - Submerged, nondangerous LATDEC 26.833669 LONDEC -83.166503 GP_QUALITY Low DEPTH 0 SOUNDING_TYPE YEARSUNK HISTORY HISTORYLNM24/84--8TH CGD; THE KINGFISHER REP. SUNK IN 1980 IN APPROX. POS. LAT.26-50- 00N, LONG.83-10-00W. SURVEY REQUIREMENTSNOT DETERMINED

Reef Ground, close to Noosa, Charter Boat stop,40-45m deep, coral & weed. Reef extends N and NNW for 1km.The reef is a good spot for Snapper, Squire, Coral Trout, Red Emperor & Maori Cod.

Originally named USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145), the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) was a transport ship in the United States Navy during World War II. It belonged to the General G. O. Squier-class and was named in honor of U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Harry Taylor. After serving as the army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, it...

Attributes RECRD 762 VESSLTERMS INVADER FEATURE_TYPE Wreck - Submerged, nondangerous LATDEC 27.703628 LONDEC -83.879858 GP_QUALITY Low DEPTH 0 SOUNDING_TYPE YEARSUNK HISTORY 00762HISTORYLNM24/84--8THCGD; THE INVADER REP. SUNK IN 1980 IN APPROX. POS. LAT. 27-42- 12N, LONG.83-52-48W. SURVEY REQUIREMENTSNOT DETERMINED