USCG Duane (Wreck)

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The Duane is a retired Naval ship that was sunk November 26, 1987 as an artificial reef approximately one mile south of Molasses Reef in Key Largo. This is an advanced to expert dive only!

Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

146 Sightings
J
4
F
9
M
13
A
11
M
10
J
10
J
16
A
10
S
11
O
19
N
13
D
20

Bull Shark

77 Sightings
J
2
F
5
M
6
A
3
M
5
J
5
J
12
A
3
S
7
O
0
N
10
D
19

Moray Eel

41 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
6
A
3
M
5
J
0
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
7
D
5

Green Turtle

20 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
0

Loggerhead Turtle

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

Grouper/Basslets

71 Sightings
J
5
F
7
M
6
A
11
M
7
J
8
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
15

Angelfish

62 Sightings
J
2
F
6
M
10
A
6
M
0
J
5
J
6
A
7
S
4
O
0
N
5
D
11

Snapper

35 Sightings
J
2
F
4
M
4
A
5
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
8

Nurse Shark

30 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
0
A
3
M
7
J
0
J
4
A
4
S
3
O
0
N
5
D
0

Butterfly Fish

28 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
7
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
8