St. Pete Scuba

Sunken Barge with growth, has openings that allow penetration. Has some Goliath Grouper in residence along with numerous gag grouper, snapper and Jacks.

Betty Rose, also called Mecco’s Barge: This 75-foot barge is intact and resting in 45 feet of water. Loran 14183.7, 44769.2, or 11 miles from John’s Pass on a heading of 250 degrees.

The Tug Orange is an 80ft tug boat that sits upright in 45ft of water. It is part of the Pinellas County Artificial Reef Program. The tug was built in 1903 as an 80-foot long, steel-hulled harbor tug. Orange was a workhorse used to push railroad barges in the New York Harbor.

Artificial reef 12 feet high along a 1 mile long ridge. GPS coordinates 27.625, -83.01667. Maximum depth of 60 feet. Easy dive by following the wall.

GPS coordinates: 27.857350, -83.030550 - 235’ WWII Navy Landing Ship Module, deployed in 1976. Can be found off of the southern end of the Indian Shores Artificial reef. Also known as LSM 1 or the Cable Wreck or LSM Wreck.

The Circle of Heroes is an underwater military veterans memorial 10 miles off the coast of Dunedin Beach, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the first underwater veterans memorial. It was dedicated on August 5, 2019, and currently has 12 6-foot tall statues at a depth of 40 feet underwater.