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|Tarpoon Lagoon Dive Center
🇺🇸 Sir Scott Tec Wreck - South Beach, FL (1)
Sunk on March 3,1985, the freighter Sir Scott now rests upright and intact in approximately 220 feet of water south of Fowey Rocks
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Time & Location
May 23, 2020, 7:00 AM
Tarpoon Lagoon Dive Center, 300 Alton Rd #110, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
The Dive Site (From WreckWiki)
HISTORY
- Launched: April 1958, as a freighter by Compañía Easkalduna for the Spanish firm of Lakes Shipping in Bilbao.
- 1976: sold to Naviera Alvar Gonzalez
- 1976: passed on to the Panamanian company Naviera Peninsular
- 1978: sold to Greek owners
- 1980: sold to its final owners
- 1984: the Cayman Islands owner stripped the freighter of its engine parts and other saleable items, and abandoned the vessel along the MiamiRiver
- 1984, Fish and Game Unlimited of Homestead purchased the vessel for $10,000 and donated it to Miami‐Dade County for use as an artificial reef.
Name History:
- Lago Isoba (1958)
- Labrador (1976)
- Azuero Dos (1976)
- Atlantis III (1978)
- Atlantis V (1980)
- Sir Scott (1980)
Divesite:
On March 3,1985, the freighter Sir Scott was sent to the bottom following the detonation of several hundred pounds of dynamite. Due to a frozen rudder that hindered its towing, the Sir Scott was actually scuttled five miles north of its intended destination. The Sir Scott now rests upright and inta
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