Our wreck dives
USCGC Duane
This is a deep shipwreck for advanced trained divers. This is a must-see world-class diving experience just 25 minutes from our dock. She was intentionally sunk on 11/26/87 after her decommissioning on 8/1/85. The Duane is 327 feet long with a 41-foot beam. Her bow faces southwest while sitting in 120’ just minutes to the south of Molasses Reef. She sits upright and is fully in tact, completely encrusted with soft corals of all shapes, sizes and colors! The main deck is at 105’ and the smoke stack sits at about 70’. All the big critters call this home, so be prepared to swim through the hundreds of large curious barracudas, or watch the permits tightly schooling around the wreck! Be prepared for strong currents and don’t forget your dive gloves!
USS Spiegel Grove
This is another deep shipwreck for advanced trained divers. The Spiegel Grove was commissioned as a Landing Ship Dock on 6/8/1956, and decommissioned 10/2/1989. Her beam is 84 feet wide, and she is a four-story building of sheer metal, comprised of gun turrets, the wheel house, cranes, and much more! It is a 55-130-foot wall dive that stretches 510 feet long, so don’t even think you will see the whole ship in one or two dives!! And by the way, dive computers are mandatory for this dive!
Benwood Wreck
A great shallow wreck for all level divers. This was a British-Built steel hull freighter built in 1910 and is 360’ long with a 51’ beam. There is not much left of her now as it has been used for bombing practice by the military over the years because it was a navigational hazard. The bow is still intact, but most of the wreck is now just scattered metal deck platting with the ship’s ribs still visible. This is one of the fishiest dive sites we go to and is also covered with beautiful soft corals. Great for photography!
