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Cayman Salvager
advanced 20–28 m · 65–92 ftwreckartificial reefupright hullheavily encrusted structure
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A 187-ft steel vessel sitting upright on sand about a mile southwest of Nine Foot Stake. Its encrusted hull is one of the better places near Key West to see goliath grouper.
Sand ~90 ft (FWC); mooring anchors at 65-76 ft (NOAA). Deep for recreational divers, offshore with current; deep/advanced certification recommended.
- Length ft
- 187
- Built
- 1937
- Former names
- Lt. Col. Ellery W. Niles (per FWC)
- Aka
- Cayman Salvage Master, Cayman Salvor (NOAA buoy label)
- Sunk date
- 1985-04-30 (FWC record)
- Sunk as
- sank prematurely while being towed for scuttling as an artificial reef
Commonly seen
goliath grouper green moray great barracuda greater amberjack yellowtail snapper Atlantic spadefish black grouper Caribbean spiny lobster
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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).
