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Army Tanks Wreck Trek consists of two M60 army tanks separated by a long pile of rubble. A large overturned barge called the Larsen Barge sits adjacent to the tanks. The wreck of a former treasure barge, the Mathew Lawrence Memorial Reef sits just to the east.
Tortuga was originally an offshore supply vessel. Her real claim to fame was as a prop in the 90s movie “Fair Game” starring Cindy Crawford and William Baldwin. The vessel was blown up with dynamite in the dramatic climax of the movie.
Biscayne was originally a 150-foot-long (45.7-meter) freighter deployed as an artificial reef in 1974 just to the east of Key Biscayne. The wreck lies partially submerged in the sand at a depth of 61 feet (18.5 meters).
Proteus was originally a cargo ship measuring 217.5 feet (66.3 meters) in length. She was deployed as an artificial reef in 1985 and was broken up by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. She sits on a sandy seafloor at a depth of 71 feet (21.5 meters).
DEMA Trader was originally a 165-foot-long (50-meter) cargo ship built in 1957 and seized by U.S. Customs for smuggling narcotics. The wreck was deployed as artificial reef in 2003 just east of Key Biscayne.
Paraiso III was originally a Honduran-flagged offshore supply vessel. She sits upright on a sandy seafloor just east of Key Biscayne near Miami, FL at a depth of 76 feet (23 meters).
The SS President Coolidge is the largest shore-accessible artificial reef in the world. The ship lies on her starboard side on na gently sloping seabed, with the bow at 57 feet (17.5 meters) and the stern below 200 feet (61 meters).
Million Dollar Point is a popular shore dive in the southeast corner of Espiritu Santo. The site gets its name from the “million dollars” of U.S. Army materiel dumped into the ocean at the end of the war, consisting of trucks, diggers, bulldozers and ships.
The F4U Corsair is an airplane wreck located off the east coast of Espiritu Santo. The wreck lies on a sand and coral rubble seabed at a depth of 100 feet (30.5 meters), just 0.75 miles (1.2 kilometers) from the end of the old wartime runway located at Turtle Bay.
MV Henry Bonneaud was a 147-foot (45-meter) island freighter that was deliberately sunk as an artificial reef. The wreck sits upright on a sandy slope, pointing away from shore, with its shallowest point at the stern at a depth of 99 feet (30 meters).
The USS Tucker was a U.S. destroyer that struck a sea mine on August 4, 1942 in the Segond Channel adjacent to Espiritu Santo. The wreck lies at a depth of around 60 feet (18.5 meters) and is spread across nearly 540 feet (165 meters) of gently sloping seabed.
Discover a relaxing paradise at the Chogogo Dive & Beach Resort. Scuba Do Bonaire, conveniently located on the water’s edge provides exceptional service for divers and snorkelers looking to explore the stunning house reef – Bari and Front Porch.
Lighthouse Point gets its name from the Punt Vierkant Lighthouse, located here. The reef is healthy and vibrant, and attracts a wide diversity of marine life, including hawksbill sea turtles, eagle rays and green moray eels.
The adjacent sites of Bari Reef and Front Porch are ideal for divers and snorkelers of all experience levels. These sites are known for their incredible biodiversity, which includes snappers, octopuses and frogfish.
Named after the eighteen palm trees that once bordered this site, 18th Palm is a spectacular shore-accessible dive and snorkel site that everyone should explore on their visit to Bonaire.
