The Captain Dan Shipwreck
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All about The Captain Dan Shipwreck dive site
The Captain Dan Wreck is a former Hollyhock ship, built in 1937. She was renamed twice and sunk intentionally to create an artificial reef in 1990 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. The ship’s last name was created to honor Dan Garnse, a famous Pompano Beach fisher and boat owner. The wreck remains intact and provides an interesting diving. Diving can be performed around an anchor and on the decks. There are lots of opportunities to penetrate the ship during diving due to the big amount of access holes.
What to see
Divers can not only examine ship remains, but also watch various multiple marine species. Scuba-diving in this site let divers to encounter barracuda, groupers, amberjacks, hogfish, snappers and jacks. Several nurse and whale sharks were spotted in the Captain Dan Wreck site.
When To Go Diving
Climate is tropical in Pompano Beach. Diving in the Captain Dan Wreck is advisable from June to September, with average air temperatures of 30-32C/86-89F and average water temperatures of 27-29C/80-84F. Cold season runs from December to February with approximate temperatures of 16-18C/60-64F.
