USCG Duane (Wreck)

★★★★☆ (886)

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

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

154 Sightings
J
8
F
9
M
13
A
11
M
10
J
10
J
16
A
10
S
11
O
19
N
13
D
24

Bull Shark

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

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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

44 Sightings
J
3
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

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Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

78 Sightings
J
8
F
7
M
6
A
11
M
7
J
8
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
0
N
5
D
19

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Total number of species: 90

Angelfish

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

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Total number of species: 2

Nurse Shark

37 Sightings
J
2
F
4
M
0
A
3
M
7
J
0
J
4
A
4
S
3
O
0
N
5
D
5

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Total number of species: 110

Snapper

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

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Total number of species: 130

Butterfly Fish

30 Sightings
J
2
F
5
M
7
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
8

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

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

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Total number of species: 350

Damselfish

23 Sightings
J
3
F
6
M
4
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
6

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Total number of species: 40

Jackfish

19 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
6

Grey Reef Shark

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
7
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 12

Lionfish

14 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
4
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

13 Sightings
J
2
F
3
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 25

Boxfish

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

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