SS Benwood (Key Largo)
United States · Florida KeysA freighter of some 110 m that in 1942 collided with another ship: both were running with their lights out because of the war. After salvage only the bow and part of the hull remain, with recesses in which the fauna shelters.
Depth
8–15 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
26 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
A Norwegian freighter sunk in 1942 after a collision; one of the most accessible and most photographed wrecks in the Keys.
Protection status
Santuario Marino Nacional de los Cayos de Florida (designado el 16 de noviembre de 1990; protege 4.539 millas cuadradas)
Did you know
A diferencia del Duane, el Spiegel Grove o el Vandenberg, el Benwood no es un arrecife artificial hundido a propósito: es un naufragio real.
Sources consulted: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries; floridakeys.noaa.gov; PADI Blog; Scuba Diving Magazine; Wikipedia
Location
See on the interactive map42 species documented in SS Benwood (Key Largo)
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
VulnerableTiburón nodriza
Ginglymostoma cirratum
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Abanico de mar púrpura
Gorgonia ventalina
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Cangrejo azul
Callinectes sapidus
Cangrejo azul terrestre
Cardisoma guanhumi
Cangrejo fantasma atlántico
Ocypode quadrata
Cangrejo piedra de Florida
Menippe mercenaria
Ecosystem
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