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ARM Santos Wreck
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Auk Class Minesweeper with World War History in the Pacific theater. Decommission after the war and recommissioned briefly for the Korea War. Sold to the Mexican Navy in 1973. Sunk as an artificial reef in March 2022. 220ft in length, resting partially upright at 55ft on the sand. Top at 20ft below surface (12/20)
Since its sinking lots of marine life growth. Octopus on top of the stern. Lots of nudibranch in the winter. Schools of snappers and barracudas and more.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
46 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Barracuda
16 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
13 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
6 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
22 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80
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Stingrays
18 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40
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Triggerfish
18 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
16 Sightings
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7
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4
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Total number of species approx.: 150
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Sweetlips and Grunts
15 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
14 Sightings
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