1- Bayronto:       26.45.830 / 82.50.860

This 400 Ft. Freighter survived being torpedoed by a German U-Boat in July 1918. A year later, the Bayronto ran into a hurricane and sank in 100 ft. of water.

2- Roatan Express        26.20.358 / 83.22.027

This 180 ft. Steel hulled offshore supply ship made numerous trips between

Tampa and Honduras before sinking in rough seas appx. 80 miles west of

Ft. Myers on Sept. 31, 1992. The captain and one passenger lost their life.

3- J. Marine Sulphur Queen        Wreck was never found

On the morning of Feb. 4, 1963, this 524 ft. tanker disappeared off the west

coast of Florida en route to Norfolk, Va. Debris was recovered two weeks later

off Key West, but no trace of its 39 man crew was ever found.

4- Fantastico         26.17.775 / 82.50.082

The “No-Name” storm of 1993 claimed more ships than Hurricane Andrew.

The Honduran freighter Fantastico slipped beneath the waves on March 13 as it

carried a load of fertilizer from Miami to Tampa. Of the 10 crew members aboard, only three survived. The 205 ft. Freighter sits in 115 feet of water about 50 miles out of Ft. Myers.

5- Pegasus Wreck        26.33.130 / 82.43.415

This 110 foot steel Tug-Boat and eventual gambling

casino office was sunk as an artificial reef in 1999.

6- Paddlewheeler Wreck        25.53.320 / 82.17.510

The wreck of a stern paddlewheel steamer, known locally as the “Paddlewheeler”, rests upside down in 80 feet of water off Naples. The only clue to its identity is a pressure gaugethat was manufactured in 1898.

7- Baja California        25.21.522 / 82.31.901

This 265 foot freighter was en route to Guatemala in July, 1942 when a German U-Boat put two torpedoes through her hull just before midnight. In 10 minutes, the ship turned on its side and sank in 115 feet of water between Ft. Myers and the Keys.