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CAYMAN SALVAGE MASTER
Lower Keys
This 187 foot long steel hulled buoy tender was built in 1936. She
had become a derelict and originally sunk at her dock in the Key
West Navy harbor in the late 1970's. She was re-floated, her super
structure was removed, and she was sunk again in April of 1985 as an
artificial reef. It was intended for the Cayman Salvage Master to be
sunk as a deep reef in 300 feet of water, but a cable snapped, and
she went down in only 90 feet. The buoy tender originally landed on
her port side but was later righted by the forces of hurricane
Kate.
Today the wreck sits upright in 92 feet of water on a sand bottom.
Ship historian, Dale Sanders, tells us that this wreck is also known
as the Cayman Salvager. Dale goes on to say that the wreck's super
structure was removed prior to her sinking and sunk in 60 feet of
water in the Gulf, very close to the wreck of the
Gunvor. She has an
ample assortment of fish to keep any photographer busy and sits in
the Gulf Stream, so visibility is usually excellent. The current
here can be a little strong; in fact, according to Billy Deans, at
times the wreck is non-diveable, so check out the conditions before
jumping in.
Basic shipwreck
information and images for this section of this site was taken with
permission from the book Florida Shipwrecks by Daniel Berg. You are
invited to submit your shipwreck related articles, images and
information. As long as the text, photographs, sketches etc are of
professional quality we will showcase them. Full credit will be
provided and a same page link to your web site can be arranged.
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