CITY OF WASHINGTON
Verenigde Staten, Florida
Easy dive site
The City of Washington is one of the most popular wrecks of Elbow Reef. It is an old steamship with two masts and three decks, built in 1877. The City of Washington carried both cargo and passengers. The ship sank as a coal barge in 1917, when it ran on Elbow Reef. The wreck has largely perished, all its contours of the hold and the keel are still clearly visible.
Particulars
The wreck is located offshore of Elbow Reef, approximately 6 miles off Key Largo. You'll dive shallowly over the wreck of the City of Washington. The wreckage is spread over a length of one hundred meters. The underwater life is exuberant, this area is home to moray eels, sea bass, barracudas and nurse sharks.
Warnings
There can be pleasure boats present at the City of Washington.
CITY OF WASHINGTON Features
- Nicknames
- City of Washington wreck
- Address
- Florida Keys upper Keys, USA
- Parking
- At charter
- Distance
- 30 min.
- Suitable for
- All levels, underwater photography, wreck divers
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Wreck dive, boat dive
- Current
- Limited
- Visibility
- 5 - 10 m.
- Average visibility
- 7 m.
- Depth
- 8 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Green moray, barracuda, nurse shark, sea bass
- Other recreation
- None
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