| The Miami Wreck exploration project began a
major survey of the deep water wrecks in Miami-Dade county in
March 2003. updating the previous survey completed in
1993. The survey took just shy of five years and
hundreds of dives to complete, with the final survey dive on
November 10th, 2007.
Hurricanes have a major affect on the status of shipwrecks;
even those in deep water. Should a major hurricane pass
near Miami, a complete re-survey of all the wrecks will once
again be required. Should Miami be fortunate to avoid
major hurricanes, the next complete survey will begin in 2013.
Meanwhile, the team continues to make pleasure dives on all of the
project sites, and remains on standby should any new wrecks be located. There remains significant wreck exploration
potential in Miami-Dade county, but all the un-surveyed sites
are in well over 200ft of water--beyond the comfort zone of the
current project director.
A summary of the 2003-2007 survey dives is below:
Project T1 - Survey of wrecks in Miami-Dade
county between 120 and 170FT
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