Got Wreck? "Photos"

[Shooter Dan]

Man, I've had the pleasure to dive with Mark Z on a few occasions and I just googled and found some of Mark's Pictures. I've seen his stuff before, but these are kick butt!

Here's the link:
http://www.wrecksonline.com/2001_200...101&idlingua=i

Who's got some wreck pictures?

PM me the numbers if you don't have pictures and I'll go take some fish, I mean, Photos for you!

Cheers!

[Prodigal Son]

Out of curiosity, what is all of that cob web-like stuff covering these wrecks? Is it actually rigging from the boats, or fishing line?

[keezdiver]

i'd bet it is trawl nets that got hung up.

either that or fishing line

[Divin' fool]

Cool link...

[markZ]

Thanks ShooterDan for the kind words about my photo's ...

The cob-web stuff is actually a combination of fishing line, coral, and small marine animal/plant growth.

Many of the photo's were captured on wrecks beyond that 130' "recreational" limit depth.

markZ

[Steel Shootin']

Good work, Mark. I enjoyed those.

[cbulla]

Love the pics - one of these days I'm going to go down to some of the wrecks and such around here and see it for myself off of my own boat

[richhermes]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the pics labeled USCG Cutter Eagle look an awful lot like the USCG Cutter Duane. I know the freighter "Eagle" is nearby.

Is there indeed a cutter named "Eagle" sunk off the Keys?

[biggsy]

This is info on a freighter named Eagle in the Keys. Maybe he just missed that part. This is taken from aue-mike's site:

A freighter built in Werf-Gorinchem, Holland, in 1962 the Eagle was originally named the Raila Dan. She was 269' long with a 40' beam. She led an uneventful transport career, however, in 1985 a fire broke out aboard while en route from Miami to Venezuela, damaging the vessel beyond repair. Members of the Islamorada diving and tourism communities and the Eagle Tire Company arranged for the vessel to be prepared as a dive-ready artificial reef. Doors were removed and large holes were blasted in the hull. During the sinking, the wreck shifted and landed on its starboard side. During Hurricane Georges in September of 1998, the Eagle broke into 2 pieces. A distance of about 100 feet now separates the two halves which rest in 120' of water.

[kitefisherman]

Love those photos of the Hydro Atlantic

[aue-mike]

Originally posted by richhermes
[b]Correct me if I'm wrong, but the pics labeled USCG Cutter Eagle look an awful lot like the USCG Cutter Duane. I know the freighter "Eagle" is nearby.

Is there indeed a cutter named "Eagle" sunk off the Keys?

The images are mis-identified. The image cited above (and others) are of the USCGC DUANE, off Key Largo. There is a wreck called the "Eagle" off Islamorada, but it don't look like the above pic.