Offshore Dive Site
Mohawk Chief/Sand Dollar Artificial Reef
GPS:
N 30 48.807 W 86 43.075
Location
Mohawk Chief/Sand Dollar Artificial Reef
United States
30° 8' 48.4188" N, 86° 43' 4.5012" W
Gooey, tugboat goodness on the inside with a warm, tasty habitat on the outside.
Thomas Hayward
GPS:
N 30 18.266 W 86 36.237
Location
Thomas Hayward
United States
30° 18' 15.9588" N, 86° 36' 14.22" W
A 360-foot Liberty Ship in 90 feet of water.
Tanks
GPS:
N 30 21.775 W 86 35.359
Location
Tanks
United States
30° 21' 46.5012" N, 86° 35' 21.5412" W
Not gas tanks. Not storage tanks. M60 Pershing Main Battle Tanks. Yeah!
Joseph E Brown
GPS:
N 30 12.783 W 86 48.350
Location
Joseph E Brown
United States
30° 12' 46.5012" N, 86° 48' 20.9988" W
A 500-foot Liberty Ship in 945 feet of water
Soule
GPS:
N 30 10.888 W 87 14.566
Location
Soule
United States
30° 10' 53.2812" N, 87° 14' 33.9612" W
A 140-foot barge — with a bonus.
Born Again
GPS:
N 30 08.063 W 87 14.293
Location
Born Again
United States
30° 8' 3.7788" N, 87° 14' 17.5812" W
A 65-foot tug in 95 feet of water.
Sylvia
GPS:
N 30 11.100 W 87 14.200
Location
Sylvia
United States
30° 11' 6" N, 87° 14' 12.0012" W
A 65-foot tug — and one of Pensacola’s best dives.
Coal Barges
GPS:
N 30 17.450 W 87 13.257
Location
Coal Barges
United States
30° 17' 28.2012" N, 87° 13' 16.4388" W
Three large barges form an outstanding marine habitat.
Chevron Oil Rig
GPS:
N 30 04.244 W 87 2.118
Location
Chevron Oil Rig
United States
30° 4' 14.5812" N, 87° 2' 7.1412" W
Chevron Oil donated two large sections of an oil rig to the artificial reef program in 1993. Today they sit in 135 feet of water, rising to within 60 feet of the surface. The rig is home to a wide assortment of marine life, including schools of amberjacks.
San Pablo (Russian Freighter)
GPS:
N 30 11.329 W 87 13.088
Location
San Pablo (Russian Freighter)
United States
30° 11' 19.716" N, 87° 13' 5.52" W
A rare steamer from a century past.
