The huge tangle of steel provides shelter for two resident green moray eels and is frequently visited by barracuda and nurse sharks. Standing in the sand between two coral spurs, a nine-foot bronze statue of Jesus greets the sun. Great for snorkelers and divers alike. Currents can shift and waters clear due to Gulf Stream influence. A 327-foot Coast Guard cutter sitting on its starboard side.
Penetration is possible through the wheelhouse and some interior passages.
Because both the Bibb and Duane are seven miles out, the warm Gulf Stream often runs through, causing swift currents. A shallow ledge with sea plumes, fans and brain coral rimming the entire length of the reef. Feeding off the reef are green morays, blue tangs, trumpetfish, rainbow parrotfish. Look for smooth trunkfish, nurse sharks and stoplight parrotfish under the ledges. For luck, rub the Buddha statue standing in the sand below the first, northwestern buoy.