Barco C-55
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About this site
The C-55, also known as the Juan de la Barrera, is a former United States and later Mexican navy minesweeper deliberately sunk off Cancun in the early 2000s to create an artificial reef. It rests off Puerto Juarez in the northern part of Quintana Roo, along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, sitting on a sand bottom to a maximum depth of around 25 metres and rated an intermediate dive. Barracuda and eagle rays are regularly seen around the hull, and divers have also reported Atlantic sergeant majors, green sea turtles, grouper, lobster, moray eels, and snapper sheltering in the wreck's structure. Strong current has been noted on the site by some divers, so conditions can vary from visit to visit.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
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