Wreck Diving on East Coast

[CMOST]

[h=2]I'm trying to plan a wreck diving trip on the east coast. We have a boat docked in Ft. Lauderdale and want to go down the coast and see some wrecks. Anybody have GPS or any other information that would be helpful. Which wrecks are worth diving, best for spear fishing etc. All divers are advanced and nitrox certified. I would appreciate it. The boat is capable of being out for days as well.[/h]

 

[tajkd]

Weather is hit or miss at this time. Look online for gps. You'll want the resor, great Isaac, Delaware, Toltec, Maurice Tracy. Pm me if you need details of those or any others.

 

[Johnoly]

.... Anybody have GPS or any other information that would be helpful.....

Let me know if this helps.

Florida Go Fishing - Reefs - Broward County, Florida

 

[CMOST]

I'm not to familiar with what are the best wrecks to dive on that coast. Which ones are the best?

 

[Johnoly]

I'm not to familiar with what are the best wrecks to dive on that coast. Which ones are the best?

East coast is different from Gulf side. Bottom Temps and gulf stream can change fish patterns every day. Lately due to all the rough weather, none of the wreck sites are getting hit hard. But Grouper season closes at the end of December for east coast. The run to the reefs is just minutes not hours like the gulf side. That also means the fish are nothing like gulf side either.

Local captain knowledge is best for what's happening on a day to day report due to bottom temp changes(ie fish). Some of the best wrecks are the Rodeo, Capt Dan, & Ancient Mariner, all popular too. But the backsides of reefs can really pull out some better results also.

P.S. Make sure you pull a flag, that area is very strict and they'll write you up.

 

[shorediver66]

I like Tenneco Towers, Miracle of Life, RSB-1, Captain Dan, as well as all the normal Ancient Marnier, Berry Patch, and Sea Emperor. I love S.E. Florida we have so many wrecks to offer it is a divers playground.

 

[shorediver66]

Let me know if you need divers

 

[CMOST]

How about USCG Cutter Duane, SS Copenhagen, Lofthus, Half Moon, USS Alligator. These are some I found on a site about wrecks. Are they any good.

 

[Rich Keller]

Check out some of these sites.

- Wannadive.net - World dive site atlas

Shipwrecks in the Local Area

Wrecks and Obstructions (AWOIS)

Scuba Shore Diving Site Listing for: Florida, USA East

Scuba diving sites and GPS destinations: Wrecks, Coral Reefs, Reviews, Trip Charters. - Dive Spots

Reefs and Wrecks in Greater Fort Lauderdale

NOAA's On-Line Chart Viewer

 

[aue-mike]

Pick up copy of the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FLORIDA SHIPWRECKS, VOLUME I: ATLANTIC COAST

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This volume, spanning over 300 pages, includes more than 1,300 indexed entries for Atlantic coast shipwrecks and artificial reefs, 330 archival and underwater images, and 1,000 Atlantic coast shipwreck coordinates.