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Barracuda Reef
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Barracuda Reef is a fairly shallow reef off Broward County that offers a dive experience similar to diving on reefs in the Florida Keys. Excellent for fish-watching.
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20 - 35 ft.
6 - 11 m
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Cape Gull / Robert Edmister Reef
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This 95-foot Coast Guard Cutter built in 1953 was renamed the Robert Edmister and sunk in 70 feet of water in 1989.
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60 - 70 ft.
18 - 21 m
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Capt. Dan Wreck
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The Capt. Dan was a Coast Guard buoy tender named Hollyhock. The ship was sunk in memorial for Capt Dan Garnsey in 1990.
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90 - 110 ft.
27 - 34 m
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Copenhagen
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This wreck is one of the most popular historical shipwrecks in Forida and is an Underwater Archaeological Preserve. The shallow depths make this spot great for beginners and snorkelers.
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15 - 35 ft.
5 - 11 m
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Donal G. McAllister
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Sunk June 23, 1998 as part of the Broward County Artificial Reef Program, this 101-foot former New York harbor boat now lies in 75 feet of water and rises 30 feet off the sea floor.
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65 - 75 ft.
20 - 23 m
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Guy Harvey
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The Guy Harvey was a 185-foot Haitian freighter originally christened the M/V Lady Kimberly. Guy Harvey painted sharks and other game fish along the outside of the ship before she was sunk May 10, 1997 in 140 feet of water.
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115 - 140 ft.
35 - 43 m
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Hall Of Fame Moorings
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The Hall of Fame Moorings consist of a series of ledges marked by nine buoys. Depths at this site begin at 15 feet and reach down to 30 feet.
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15 - 30 ft.
5 - 9 m
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Hammerhead Reef
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Hammerhead is a reef that extends for over two miles from the Dania Pier almost to Port Everglades Cut. A great spot for a drift dive.
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60 - 90 ft.
18 - 27 m
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Hog Heaven
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Hog Heaven is a 180-foot barge that lies upside down in 64 feet of water. Another barge, the Wayne, is close by along with debris sunk to help reefs form.
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50 - 65 ft.
15 - 20 m
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Houseboat
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Originally named Duzaway, this 70-foot wreck known as Old Houseboat, was reefed in 90 feet of water in 1987 to create and artifical reef.
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75 - 87 ft.
23 - 27 m
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Jay Scutti Tug Artifical Reef Site
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This site is actually a collection of several wrecks, combined forming a wonderful artificial reef in only 70 feet of water.
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60 - 70 ft.
18 - 21 m
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Jim Atria Artificial Reef
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The Jim Atria, a 240-foot Dutch freighter originally named the Poinciana, rests in 135 feet of water 4.5 miles north of Port Everglades.
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90 - 135 ft.
27 - 41 m
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Mary St. Phillips
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The Mary St. Phillips, a 110-foot steel tug, was sunk in 1993 in 120 feet of water to form an artificial reef.
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90 - 110 ft.
27 - 34 m
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Mercedes I
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The most famous of Ft. Lauderdale's wrecks is the 198-foot freighter Mercedes I. She received national attention, when on Thanksgiving Day in 1984 during a storm, she lost her anchorage and ran aground against a seawall of an exclusive Palm Beach mansion.
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60 - 100 ft.
18 - 30 m
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Oakland Ridge Moorings
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A series of 15 mooring buoys marking a ledge in 18-28 feet of water with several caves and crevices.
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20 - 28 ft.
6 - 9 m
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