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Naples Barge
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Located 5.5 miles west of Gordon Pass, this once active construction barge is now part of an artificial reef system. Plenty of fish swim about the wreck which lies in 32 feet of water with visibility ranging from only 5 to 15 feet. Waypoint: NPLBRG…
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Mine Sweeper
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Located 11 miles west of Gordon Pass, this 60 foot vessel now lies in pieces under 40 feet of water. Despite the 5 to 15 visibility, this is a prized spot for local spear fisherman as it attracts large concentrations of game fish. Waypoint: MSWEEP…
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Kidd Wreck
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates In 1987, this 85 foot barge sank in 45 feet of water. Not only is this a great site to see goliath grouper, plenty of snapper, grouper, and barracuda inhabit the area. Visibility ranges from 10 to 50 feet. Waypoint: KIDWRK Latitude Longitude Degrees 25.8056666666667…
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Isabell
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Resting on the bottom under 58 feet of water lie the broken remains of the old shrimp boat, Isabell. With visibility generally between 5 to 30 feet, this is a great site to spot Goliath Grouper. Waypoint: ISABEL Latitude Longitude Degrees 26.1857666666667 -82.1417 Degrees/Minutes N…
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Fantastico
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates While carrying a load of fertilizer from Miami to Tampa, the 200 foot Honduran freighter Fantastico sunk in March 1993 as a result of the “Storm of the Century”. Of the ten-man crew, only three were saved. The freighter now lies in 115 feet of…
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Collier 5 Mile Reef
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Since it was deployed in 1980, this 100’x175′ artificial reef site has been attracting many types of sea life. As many as 20 goliath grouper have been spotted in the area. The reef is made up primarily of concrete pilings and barges. In the northeast…
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Black Hole
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Naples GPS Coordinates Black Hole is also known as Naples Spring even though it is 27 miles offshore of Naples in the Gulf of Mexico. Generally, the only divers to visit this site are very advanced with cavern experience. Some liveaboard charters stop at this site. In prehistoric…
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United Caribbean
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Boca Raton GPS Coordinates The United Caribbean, a 150-foot coastal freighter, was known as the Golden Venture when she ran aground in 1993 just 200 yards off the New York coastline while carrying 228 Chinese illegal immigrants. Each immigrant had paid $30,000 to be smuggled into the United…
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Shark Ledge
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Boca Raton GPS Coordinates Shark Ledge is located five miles north of the Boca Raton Inlet. The ledge is 15 to 20 feet long and ranges in depth from 50 to 65 feet. Crevices and undercuts allow for protection for much of the sea life that inhabits the…
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Sea Emperor
Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Boca Raton GPS Coordinates Approximately one mile southeast of the Boca Raton Inlet lies the wreckage of the 171-foot Sea Emperor. This hopper barge lies upside-down in 72 feet of water and is surrounded by 1,600 tons of drainage pipes and concrete pilings. These objects were originally intended…