Ancient Mariner
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About this site
The Ancient Mariner is a 165-foot (50 m) wreck off Pompano Beach, Florida, lying at 55 to 70 feet (17 to 21 m), and open to Open Water divers. She was launched in 1934 as a Prohibition runner and served as a sub-chaser and convoy escort in the Second World War. After she was decommissioned in 1964 she became a floating restaurant, first Ft. Lauderdale's Livingstone Landing, then the Ancient Mariner, and was sunk as an artificial reef in June 1991 off Deerfield Beach.
She sits upright with a slight list to port and the bow pointing southeast. Because she is close to the natural reef, fish move back and forth and the wreck is covered in life. A large goliath grouper guards the wreckage and can usually be found in the wheelhouse. There are easy penetration areas.
If there is no current, divers can swim off the bow on a 150 degree heading for about 200 feet to find a tug.
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
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalisReported here · unconfirmed
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
TomtateHaemulon aurolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
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