| Some of the most enjoyable diving you may
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| | vessel that had unloaded slaves in
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| ever do is wreck scuba diving. Because
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| | Jamaica and was in the Key West to load
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| travel by ship was the main way of going
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| | sugar from the plantations sank. Today
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| from continent to continent prior to
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| | you can visit Key West during your wreck
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| development of air travel, and because
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| | scuba diving vacation and see the oldest
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| the technology used on ships and in
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| | know wreck of a slave trading vessel that
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| weather forecasting was not advanced at
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| | has been identified by name.
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| all, many ships sank in waters around the
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| | While you are in the Florida Keys for
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| world providing dives that are
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| | wreck scuba diving, go see the San Pedro
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| interesting and fun. There are so many
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| | which was one of the last vessels from
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| wrecks that only the Florida wreck diving
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| | the New Spain fleet to cross to what is
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| will be covered in this article.
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| | now the United States. In 1733, this ship
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| In fact, there are so many Florida wreck
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| | was taken victim by a hurricane along
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| scuba diving spots available, you'll have
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| | with several other ships traveling with
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| plenty of difficulty choosing which ones
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| | her. There are wrecks covering over 80
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| to dive. Hurricanes, coral reefs, shoals
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| | miles of the Florida Keys oceanscape from
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| and pirates all help sink the ships that
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| | this storm. The Spanish salvaged this
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| are often quite near the shores.
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| | ship only to find that she had been
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| During the Spanish colonial period, the
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| | burned to the waterline so that pirates
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| Florida Straits were the most frequently
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| | could not loot her.
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| used passage for ships to access the Gulf
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| | In 1713 a vessel named Urca de Lima owned
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| Stream to get the boost of these
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| | by the Spanish ran aground on a shoal off
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| fast-flowing currents for their trip home
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| | Florida's Atlantic coast during a
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| across the Atlantic Ocean. Some of these
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| | hurricane. There were nine other ships
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| ships were never to return safely home
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| | lost during this hurricane but because
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| but were trapped into one of the many
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| | the Urca de Lima was grounded and did not
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| tragedies that happened to the then
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| | sink like the others, she was used as a
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| ill-equipped vessel when challenging
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| | supply ship to provide for the survivors
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| Mother Nature. Many of these unfortunate
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| | of the other shipwrecks as well as the
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| victims of the sea have been excavated
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| | one remaining French vessel that had been
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| and are awaiting your arrival.
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| | accompanying the Urca de Lima. Over 1,000
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| One great wreck scuba diving destination
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| | men lost their lives in this tragic
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| is Pensacola in the Panhandle of Florida.
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| | hurricane.
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| There are lots of ships within a small
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| | You can find still dive and find
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| area. In Pensacola Bay, eleven ships were
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| | shipwrecks under the waters of the
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| to become victims of a hurricane during
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| | Atlantic Ocean on Florida's eastern coast
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| 1500. The colonists that were becoming
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| | as well as some in the calmer waters of
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| settles on the shore at what is now known
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| | the Gulf of Mexico which run along the
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| as Pensacola Bay were unloading vessels
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| | western shore of Florida and the southern
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| when the massive storm overtook them. Of
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| | edge of the Florida Panhandle.
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| course, there were no storm warnings like
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| | Florida is a great place to go wreck
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| we have today and they were taken
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| | scuba diving and you will find the waters
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| unaware. The result of the loss of the
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| | warm enough to dive even in the winter.
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| eleven ships was to soon become the
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| | In fact, the winter is the peak season in
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| demise of the colony which only lasted 60
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| | this southern state. You can obtain
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| years.
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| | discount rates if you choose to travel to
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| The Trinite is another great wreck scuba
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| | Florida during the off-season which is
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| diving spot. This French wreck lies off
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| | May through November. You'll also enjoy
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| St. Augustine and went down during a
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| | less crowded areas and beaches with fewer
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| storm in 1565 while the Frenchmen were
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| | visitors.
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| preparing to attack the Spaniards who had
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| | As you plan your wreck scuba diving in
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| colonized this section of the northeast
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| | Florida, be sure to have all your dive
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| Florida coastline. After the vessel sank,
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| | equipment checked by a professional so
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| the attack did not occur. Today you can
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| | that you won't experience any problems
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| not only scuba dive the wreck at St.
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| | while visiting a wreck. If you do not
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| Augustine but you can also see other
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| | want to take your own dive gear, there
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| sights like the nation's oldest school
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| | are many dive shops located along the
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| house and oldest drug store, tour the
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| | coastlines of Florida ready to provide
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| fort as well as get in some fun in the
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| | for your every need.
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| sun.
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| | If you want to ensure that finding the
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| You can do some wreck scuba diving at the
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| | wrecks, scuba diving with a charter boat
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| resting place of the Tierra Firme fleet.
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| | that specialized in wreck diving is
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| Two ships from the fleet of 27 vessels,
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| | practical. These captains know exactly
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| the Atocha and the Santa Margarita, went
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| | where to visit quickly and easily locate
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| to their watery graves along with 380
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| | the wrecks you want to visit. These
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| sailors during a hurricane in 1622. The
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| | locals can also point out other places of
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| fleet had more than $250 million in cargo
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| | interest to see and things to do in the
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| among them and the Atocha proved to be
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| | area during your holiday.
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| quite a profitable salvage job once it
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| | While wreck scuba diving, remember that
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| was located and now you can see it for
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| | safety must always come first when in the
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| yourself along with her sister ship in
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| | water. Don't take unnecessary chances. Be
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| the Florida Keys.
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| | sure to stay with your dive party and
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| In 1700 the Henneta Marie, a slave trade
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| | your trip will be a great success.
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