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Dive the Merci Jesus - A South Florida Wreck Dive Site


Type:   Anchor / Dive
Depth range:   50' - 72'
Suggested Skill Level:   Open Water Diver or equivalent experience.
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Location:   Fort Lauderdale 

Description:   The Merci Jesus is 90' long and 26' wide, bow pointing south and the hull is upright. A good navigator can swim from the Scutti to the Tracey then to the Merci Jesus...a trifecta! Great growth covers the ship, lots of tropical fish.

History:   The Merci Jesus was seized by U.S. Customs Officials in April of 1998 for possession of drugs. The ship was then sank by the Broward County Artificial Reef Program on August 11, 1998.

 
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