Shipwrecks and Sunken Vessels

The Barcoola is an old steel fishing trawler that was sunk in 1994. Frequently found on the wreck are grouper, cod, kingfish, cobia, rays, and bull sharks.

German submarine U-853 was a German Type IXC/40 U-boat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 21 August 1942 by AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned on 25 June 1943 with Kapitänleutnant Helmut Sommer in command. U-853 saw action during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. She conducted three patrols, si...

The Kinta S is a 155 feet long cargo ship, that was sunk as an artifical reef approximately 11.1 miles from Port Aransas, TX and 10.5 miles from the Packery Channel in Corpus Christi, TX. This is the largest ship to be turned into a reef since 2006, when the Texas Clipper, at 473 feet, was scuttled. The freighter was built in Japan, and launched...

Port Victoria, Wardang Island. Snapper, Whiting, Snook, Garfish, Water depth 2m.

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The SS Atlas was sailing alone from Houston, Texas to Seawarren, New Jersey loaded with 83,00 barrels of gasoline. At 0250 EWT, a torpedo struck the #6 tank on the starboard side causing gasoline to leak and shower the entire ship. The fumes were so strong that many of the crew had difficulty breathing. The Captain ordered an immediate abandon ship...

24 NO.646; BARGE; SUNK 9/24/52 BY MARINE CASUALTY 103' deep  Lots of good ledges SW of the wreck.

German submarine U-576 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She carried out five patrols, sank four ships of 15,450 GRT and damaged two more of 19,457 GRT. The boat was sunk by depth charges from two US aircraft and gunfire from a merchant ship, near Hatteras, NC, in July 1942. She is resting in about 70...

Attributes RECRD 179 VESSLTERMS ERICA OF EXUMA FEATURE_TYPE Wreck - Submerged, nondangerous LATDEC 27.666975 LONDEC -79.883086 GP_QUALITY Low DEPTH 0 SOUNDING_TYPE YEARSUNK HISTORY 00179HISTORYLNM2/77--114 FT L LANDING CRAFT IN 600 FT OF WATER. SURVEY REQUIREMENTSINFORMATION

The SS Hebe was a Dutch cargo transport which struck the British armed trawler, HMT St Cathan (FY 234), on Saturday April 11th 1942.  Both ships were under blackout orders.  All 31 crew members of the Hebe survived. The Hebe was built in 1916 by Boele´s Scheepswerven En Machinefabriek, in Bolnes, South Holland, Netherlands.  T...

Weldon Hall wreck is located in approximately 78' of water.

Unknown Wreck

The Ocean Wind is an 87 foot, 141-ton tug boat that was sunk in January 2016 about 10 miles offshore of Pensacola, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship now rest in 87 feet of water.

Belmont barge

Name RODEO SITE - JOHNNY MORRIS County BROWARD Depth (in feet) 200 Relief (in feet) 0 Description "237 FEET LONG SHIP ""M/V SUCRE""" Date of Deployment April 27 1996 Primary Material SHIP STEEL 240' Tonnage 0 Coordinates 26.23971667, -80.05685

She was built in Blackwall Yard, London by Money and Wigrams in 1847 for the Chester & Holyhead Railway Company for a passenger service between Holyhead and Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) and Howth.   From 1858 to 1859 she was loaned to the Scilly Isles Steam Navigation Company until their new ship the SS Little Western was ready. She w...

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