Florida Underwater Museum Site: SS Tarpon - Dive Site Map of Florida & Bahamas from www.ScubaLessonsInc.com (sitios de interés)
Descripción del sitio
SS Tarpon State Underwater Archaeological PreserveThe wreck of Tarpon is located in 95
feet of water on a sand and live-rock
bottom at latitude 30° 05.702' Nand
longitude 85° 56.555' W. The wreck is
7.8 nautical miles from shore, and 11
nautical miles from the pass to 5t.
Andrew Bay on a heading of 265°. To
prevent anchor damage to the site,
four submerged mooring buoys have
been placed around the shipwreck.
feet of water on a sand and live-rock
bottom at latitude 30° 05.702' Nand
longitude 85° 56.555' W. The wreck is
7.8 nautical miles from shore, and 11
nautical miles from the pass to 5t.
Andrew Bay on a heading of 265°. To
prevent anchor damage to the site,
four submerged mooring buoys have
been placed around the shipwreck.
SS Tarpon came to rest on a sand and live-rock bottom in deep water. The sunken ship is situated almost parallel to the shoreline with her bow pointing west. The hard bottom terrain has prevented the wreck from sinking into the sand, but over the years the vessel structure has collapsed, leaving elements such as the ship's boiler standing taller than surrounding wreckage.
Tarpon
is an oasis of marine life. A visitor may see schools of spadefish and angel fish gathering around the ship's engines. Amberjacks cruise above the wreckage and remoras circle in search of a host to which they can attach. Groupers, moray eels, and spiny lobsters inhabit the recesses of the steamer and a large sea turtle often is spotted sleeping under the boiler. Around the periphery of the site, flounder, stingrays, and numerous species of mollusks hide in the sand.