Key Largo, FL Diving

 Sunk in 2002, the breathtakingly enormous Spiegel Grove — nearly two football fields long — is the “grande dame” of Key Largo wrecks. As you descend on the 510-foot ship, you get a dreamlike view of a wreck that appears to be cruising in the deep blue ocean depths, and in that moment, you know this will be a special dive. 

 The Benwood is a 360 foot Norwegian merchant freighter that was sunk during the early years of World War II. The vessel was sailing blacked out to avoid German U-Boats in the area during one night early April of 1942. The vessel collided with the Robert C. Tuttle which was also blacked out. The Benwood began to collapse upon itself and now rests in 30 – 60 ft. of water. New items from the wreck are frequently being uncovered due to shifting currents and storms.

The 287 foot freighter was donated by the Eagle Tire Company as an artificial reef in 1985. Lying on her starboard side the wreck begins at 76 feet and drops to 112 feet in the sand.

Two 327 ft. Coast Guard Cutters donated as an artificial reef in 1987 and lay within 200 yards of each other. The Duane wreck lies upright in 118 feet of water while her sister-ship the Bibb lies on her side in 120 feet of water.