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About this site
Hornblower Tug and Spools lies off the Florida Panhandle near Panama City Beach, based on the given coordinates, an area known for artificial reef sites built from scuttled vessels and deployed concrete or cable spools. This particular site combines a tug wreck with spool structures placed on the seabed to create habitat. It is classified as an advanced dive.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaReported here · unconfirmed
Kemp's Ridley Sea TurtleLepidochelys kempiiReported here · unconfirmed
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue AngelfishHolacanthus bermudensisReported here · unconfirmed
Spotfin ButterflyfishChaetodon ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowline Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornisReported here · unconfirmed
TomtateHaemulon aurolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
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