| Location |
24° 38.270
81° 05.605
Immediately N of Delta Shoal |
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| Markers |
spar buoy |
| Depth |
14' |
Experience Level:
Novice to Intermediate |
| History |
Admiralty Court records show that a three-masted,
square-rigged vessel named North America was lost on November
25, 1842 in this location. Captain Hall and his crew were assisted
for three days by local wreckers saving the dry goods and furniture
on board. |
| Present Conditions |
The ship’s remains consist of a large section of
wooden hull filled with ballast and partially buried in sand and
turtle grass. Other features include cement between the frames, two
cement barrels, and a few square copper spikes that held planking in
place. |
| Sea-Life |
grouper, lobster, crabs, snapper, blue
tangs, wrasse, damselfish, hogfish, scorpionfish, moray eels,
barracuda, and angelfish.
turtle-grass, manatee-grass, anemones, sponges, fire coral, brain
coral, sea whips, and sea plumes.
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Risks -
Warnings |
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| Local Dive Shops |
Marathon |
| Web Sources |
Wreck of the North America
Florida Maritime Heritage Trail -
Historic Shipwrecks
View a map to the North America |
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