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Joe's Tug
intermediate 12–20 m · 40–65 ftwreckartificial reefbroken hull (two sections)adjacent coral ledges
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A small steel vessel that now lies in two pieces on sand near a coral ledge, popular as a first Key West wreck. Wheelhouse is gone, but the hull sections shelter large resident fish.
Sand at 65 ft (beyond basic open-water 60 ft limit) but compact, broken wreck with a short swim to adjacent reef ledges; advanced open-water or equivalent recommended. FWC relief at deployment was 25 ft; hurricanes have since reduced the profile.
- Length ft
- 75 (Florida Keys TDC) / 90 (FWC record)
- Sunk date
- 1989-01-21
- Sunk as
- intentional artificial reef
Commonly seen
goliath grouper green moray Atlantic spadefish great barracuda yellowtail snapper nurse shark hawksbill sea turtle gray angelfish
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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).
