Here's a video from yesterday's dive on the Queen of Nassau. Formerly (Canadian Government Ship) CGS Canada, which was one of the most influential ships in Canadian history.
The steamer CGS Canada was built in 1904 and became the first armed, steel-hulled cruiser owned and operated by the Canadian government.
In 1924, the Canada was sold to the Florida Inter-Island Steamship Company owned by Barron Gift Collier. The vessel was renamed Queen of Nassau and used as an inter-island cruise ship for the lucrative Nassau-Miami route. Failing financially in its new role, the vessel sank under mysterious circumstances on July 2, 1926.
Today she sits upright and intact in approximately 230' (70m) of water 5 miles off Islamorada. She typically hosts a variety of marine life including the critically endangered sawfish and hammerheads on deco. Unfortunately we didn't see any sawfish but we did have couple hammerheads. Visibility was only about 25-30ft although the video sometimes makes it look better. The bottom is a fine sand / muddy silt that gets disturbed very easily. Not the best visibility but by Florida standards but it's pretty typical for that particular wreck.
We had really good topside conditions and everyone had a great dive.
