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Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates This Galleon was part of the 1733 hurricane-caused wreck that forced 22 ships on to the Florida Keys. These ships were attempting to bring silver pesos from Havana when they were advised to change route to avoid an oncoming storm. This advisory did not come…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates The Eagle is a freighter that was obtained by the Eagle Tire Company after a fire rendered it no longer useful for cargo transport. Islamorada dive shops and tourism interests worked together to have the Eagle become an artificial reef and popular dive spot off…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates If you are looking for schools of fish, Davis Ledge is the place to dive. This reef, located 3 miles east-southeast of Hen and Chickens, Tower attracts large schools of tiny fish reaching numbers in to the thousands. These fish move in unison and are…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates Crocker Wall is located on the south side of Crocker Reef and is a good sea slope dive. The wall is 450-feet long and in 60 to 80 feet of water. Some of the sea life to be seen in the area is grouper, yellowtail,…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates Crocker Reef ranges in depth from 35 to 110 feet. Remarkable elements such as formations of staghorn corals and swaying gorgonians add to the beauty of this dive. The reef is also marked by many small canyons, which are a result of natural formation. This…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates Conch Reef is located approximately nine kilometers south of Tavern Key and eight miles east of Windley Key. It is one of the most thoroughly developed coral reef systems in the Florida Keys. Typical depths range from 20 to 100 feet. Conch Reef contains a…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates Located three miles south-southwest of Windley Key and one mile directly off upper Matecumbe, Cheeca Rocks are a great site for those divers hoping to capture incredible pictures. The site has many soft corals and a large collection of brain corals. Mushroom and star corals…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates In the Spanish ship records, this vessel is refereed to as Carmen. However, today its most common name is Chaves. It is located just off Snake Creek at Windley Key submerged in 10 to 20 feet of water. This is a smaller ship that lies…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates The Cannabis Cruiser, often referred to as “Pot Wreck”, is located three miles west of Alligator Light in 110 feet of water. In the late 1970’s, this 75 foot trawler was bringing drugs in to the United States when observation by the Coast Guard caused…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Islamorada GPS Coordinates Brick Barge is a small iron ship that lies on the north side of Hen and Chickens Reef. This barge was torpedoed during World War II and now lies in 20 to 28 feet of water. Because of its location, the Barge lies in a…