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Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates Situated about seven miles south of the Palm Beach Inlet, Paul’s Reef is one of the most pristine and enjoyable drift dives in Palm Beach. The main ledge, which runs north to south, begins at 54 feet and rises to 42 feet. Paul’s…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates In 1968, the 185-foot Greek Luxury liner Mizpah was sunk to serve as an artificial reef and fish preserve. The wreck lies in a north-south orientation about a mile northeast of the Palm Beach Inlet. The Mizpah lies upright and intact except for…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates Horseshoe Reef is located 10 miles south of the Palm Beach Inlet and one mile northeast of the Lake Worth Pier. This ledge system starts at 60 feet in the sand and rises quickly to 47 feet. The inside of the reef has…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates The Gilbert Sea was built in 1966 in the Netherlands. She was under a Honduras flag when she was seized by the US Customs Department — 74 pounds of cocaine were found hidden inside the false bottom of a 55 gallon drum. The…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates The Flower Gardens are located 4.25 nautical miles south of the Palm Beach Inlet. This shallow ledge contains an inside and outside ledge drop. The former has large amounts of sea life and an amazing ecosystem. The Outside edge has several fingers and…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates Sunk in 1985 as part of Artificial Reef Site 2, the 125-foot freighter Owens sits upright on the bottom. Nearby, the broken remains of Eidsvag, a 150-foot freighter, rest on the bottom. The stern of the ship was broken free by storms and…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates This reef takes its name from the large communication cable that runs through the area. Cable Crossing is located 3 3/4 miles south of the Palm Beach Inlet and sits only a quarter mile offshore. The reef lies in 25 feet of water…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates Located just over 3 miles south from the Palm Beach Inlet, the entire area is covered with shallow patch reef not often seen this far north. This reef is known for a steep inside wall that rises from 30 feet in the sand…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates In bright sunshine Bath & Tennis reef becomes alive with colors. Depths in this area range from 43 feet to 65 feet. Inshore in 10 feet of water the remnants of a vintage shipwreck can be seen. Locating this area may be difficult…

Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all West Palm Beach GPS Coordinates When a hurricane struck Florida in 1965, the 441-foot banana freighter Amarilys washed ashore on Singer Island. The freighter was sunk in 1968 as part of Palm Beach County’s Artificial Reef Program. It now lies in 85 feet of water about a mile…