She sits in 88 feet of water and offers 25 feet of relief laying on her side, but over the years she has been torn apart by storms and much of the ship has collapsed. Like the Lakeland, she was a landing craft utility vessel (LCU) from the Vietnam War era. Red gorgonians, jewfish, and many other varieties of pelagic life call this ship home.ĪRIDA Depth in Feet: 88 ft Depth in Meters: 27 m Skill Level: Advanced GPS: 25 40.830 80 04.250 The Arida was a 165 foot sister ship to the Lakeland which was sunk in August of 1982. Depths reach below 135 feet making this a dive for a more experienced diver. There are many areas of twisted metal which are great for exploration. Since then, sea life has re-inhabited this vessel making it a great site once again. Today, the artificial reef program administered by the county's Department of. In the late 1980s, Miami-Dade County took the lead in organizing reef. As many as 31 large vessels and other artificial reef materials were sunk off the coast. ![]() OceanGate Miami Expedition explored Miami's artificial reefs to depths of 800 feet. ![]() Although the wreck was originally in immaculate condition with beautiful coral growth, Hurricane Andrew picked her up and dumped her upside down on the bottom in 1992. ![]() ALMIRANTE Depth in Feet: 110 - 135 ft Depth in Meters: 34 - 41 m Skill Level: Technical GPS: 25 22.068 80 07.863 Almirante is a 200-foot steel freighter that was sunk off of Elliot Key in 1974.
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