
wreck · Florida Keys
Adolphus Busch Sr.
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A 210-ft island freighter scuttled upright on sand between Looe Key and American Shoal. It is the main deep wreck dive for the Big Pine and Lower Keys area.
Wheelhouse ~70 ft, main deck ~90 ft, sand 100-112 ft depending on source; deep dive beyond recreational open-water limits, often with current.
- Length ft
- 210
- Built
- 1951, Scotland
- Former names
- London, Topsail Star, Windsor Trader, Ocean Alley
- Sunk date
- 1998-12-05
- Sunk as
- intentional artificial reef
Commonly seen
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Log a dive hereSanctuary data: NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Artificial reef data: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).


