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English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
English (Translate this text in English): Located just offshore of Fort Lauderdale.
How? By boat
Distance Good boat time (< 30min)
Easy to find? Hard to find
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Dive site Characteristics
Alternative name Jacob Rusch
Average depth 22.9 m / 75.1 ft
Max depth 29.6 m / 97.1 ft
Current Low ( < 1 knot)
Visibility Good ( 10 - 30 m)
Quality
Dive site quality Great
Experience CMAS ** / AOW
Bio interest Interesting
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Week-end crowd
Dive type
- Wreck
Dive site activities
- Marine biology
- Dive training
- Photography
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Additional Information
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
English (Translate this text in English): She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
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