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Wreck Diving West Palm, Florida

Join us Feb. 4th 5th 6th and 7th in West Palm for some great wreck diving. We plan to leave the night of the 4th and dive the 5th and 6th leaving on the 7th to make it home in time for the Super Bowl. The Dive operation we are using is Jim Abernethy's Scuba-Adventures. Be sure to let us know by the 30th if you plan to join us so we can make arrangements.

Cost:

Two days of 3 tank dives - 200.00 plus tip

Transportation - We have room for two more with us then you will be on your own for transportation. We plan to to all split gas.

Accommodations: This will very depending on how many we have.

West Palm Wrecks to choose from:

1. Governor's River Walk Reef — In 55 — 90' of water, just south of the Palm Beach inlet. This is Palm Beach County 's newest wreck site. Sunk in February and March of 2002 and one in early 2004, these 4 wrecks were part of a US Customs Drug bust. All 4 wrecks used to be used for drug running in the Miami River , now they lie at the bottom of the ocean as a start for new life. Already teaming with fish, the coral growth has started. It won't be long before they're covered with marine life.

The names of the wrecks are the Shasha Boekanier, Gilbert Sea and the St. Jacques.

2. Mizpah — This is definitely one of the best wrecks in Florida . She was sunk in 1968 and lies in 90ft. of water, just 10 minutes North of the inlet. The Mizpah is a 185ft. Greek luxury liner with 3 levels to explore and 3ft. of soft corals covering the ship, from bow to stern.

3. The PC1170 — This patrol craft is split into two pieces below the Mispah's bow. The PC1170 is 160ft. in length. Scuttled in 1968 by the Palm Beach County artificial reef committee.

4. Palm Beach Triangle — This site has 3 wrecks, the Eidsvaag Freighter (aka the Owens), the Phillips Barge and the Rolls Royce. Beside the wrecks themselves, the marine life is amazing. They've been known to house some of the areas friendliest green moray eels. Sharks and other large fish such as Goliath Grouper can also be seen. This site is just 10 minutes south of the inlet.

5. The Amaryllis — The Amaryllis is 450ft. long and lies in 80ft of water. Only its hull and bottom deck remain; the other decks were removed in order to pull the ship off the beach where it was found after a hurricane.

6. The Corridor — A 1700 ft drift dive encompassing the Mizpah, PC1170, Amaryllis , China Barge, Brazilian Docks and rock rubble connecting them all together. It's an excellent site with lots of fish life and even goliath groupers. Definitely one of our favorite wreck dives due to the large amount of coral and colorful sponge growth. You'll never be disappointed with this exciting dive.

7. The Spiny Oyster Barge — This large barge lies in 110 ft. of water about 20 minutes north of the inlet. It is a photographers dream because of the beautiful corals that cover the entire wreck. There are several pictures featuring this barge in the Pieces Book The Divers Guide to Southeast Florida . by S&S Cummins.

8. The Princess Anne — Sunk in the early 1990's, this 340 ft. car ferry used to carry 800 people and some 200 automobiles across the Chesapeake Bay . The top of the wreck rises to about 70 feet with the propeller in about 100 feet. You can see schools of barracuda's and jacks, large Goliath Groupers, and the occasional bull or hammerhead shark.

9. Spearman's Barge — Located on top of Awesome Alley (aka Mid&mdashreef), on a section we call First Gully, this barge is covered with life. It sits in about 68 feet of water, the top rising to about 60 feet. Home to a resident hawksbill turtle and visited by loggerhead turtles, it has schools of silversides and copper sweepers inside and lots of brightly colored grunts and snappers covering the outside. It is also not uncommon to find a nice green moray eel living there as well. A great dive for photographers.