Almirante
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About this site
The Almirante is an older wreck off the coast of Miami, a 200 ft (61 m) steel refrigerated freighter. She was scuttled in 1974 after her owners abandoned her on the Miami River, and the City of Miami removed her superstructure for scrap and towed her out to sea.
She sits upright in about 135 ft (41 m) of water, with her stern twisted to port by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Many areas of twisted metal are good for exploring, and sea life has since moved back in. Red gorgonians, goliath groupers and many other pelagic species call the ship home.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitusReported here · unconfirmed
White GruntHaemulon plumieriiReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus bahianusReported here · unconfirmed
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnotiReported here · unconfirmed
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