MAZON Ft. Lauderdale

This Canadian freighter was built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in 1953. She was originally named Ciudad De Cali and was later renamed Rio Amazonas. She was 420 feet long, had a 55 foot beam and was powered by a six cylinder Nordberg diesel. She was renamed once again, this time by simply painting over a portion of her old name. Sailing as the Mazon, the vessel had a mechanical breakdown and became stranded in Port Everglades. She sat there for three years until she was sunk as an artificial reef off Ft. Lauderdale on March 31, 1984.

The Mazon now sits in 190 to 210 feet of water with her upper deck coming to within 130 feet of the ocean's surface. This wreck, which is also known as the Lowrance, after the company that sponsored her sinking, should be left only to experienced deep divers. Sitting very close to the Mazon is the wreck of the Renegade.
 

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Photo: Photos by Steve
Somerville.