Shipwrecks and Sunken Vessels

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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.

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...

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, sinking...

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...

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GENERAL SHERMAN WRECK BUOY

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

MV D.T. Sheridan GPS Coordinates: latitude: 27°52.562' N longitude: 083°11.140' W depth: 82 max. D. T. Sheridan is an 180 foot Ocean going tug that now rests in 75 feet of water. She sits upright with her prop in place. nationality: american purpose: utility type: tug propulsion: motor vessel date built: 1951 weight (tons): 383 gr...

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The Roatan Express MV was a 195 tons vessel built in 1973. On the 31st September 1992 the Roatan Express departed the Port of Tampa on route for Honduras. She developed a leak and sank approximately 80 miles off Fort Myers. This wreck is known to hold Goliath Grouper, lots of Gag Grouper and Amberjacks, Mutton Snapper, and Sharks.

RODEO SITE - JOHNNY MORRIS IN BROWARD CONSIST OF 237 FEET LONG  STEEL SHIP M/V SUCRE AKA JOHHNY MORRIS. BUILT IN GERMANY IN 1957, THE SHIP NOW SITS UPRIGHT ON THE SLOPE POINTING SOUTH SINCE APRIL 1996. SPONSORED BY POMPANO FISHING RODEO Date of Deployment April 27 1996

The Dana Marea was built at Morgan Creek, Broome, by Arthur Raston for Alfred Chambers Morgan. Official number: 140237 (Fremantle Register No. 2/1954) Pearling No. B35 Length: 54.5 ft (16.61 m) Breadth: 14.1 ft (4.3 m) Depth: 5.8 ft (1.77 m) Tonnage: 32.36 Only a short while after being salvaged as described in the article by Malcol...

The  HMS Empire Mica is a 431 feet long British tanker that was sunk by a German U-Boat in WWII on June 29, 1942. Empire Mica was full of aviation fuel and on the way to England and bound for the Royal Air Force. Two torpedoes from the U-Boat struck and caused additional explosions. The ship burned for a day as it drifted in the gulf, finall...

Erica of Exuma was a 114 feet long landing craft that was built in 1966. It sunk on January 1st, 1977 during a storm, while traveling from Abaco to West Palm Beach with a cargo of produce. The wreck rest in 600 feet of water. 

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...