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Miguana

Wreck · Miami Beach

25° 41.959' N 80° 04.968' W

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Details

Technical Air
Minimum recommended certification
Max depth
140 ft
Average depth
120 ft
Access
Hot Drop
Sea state today
AMPoor PMPoor

Video

🎥 ISDC

Pictures 10

Miguana - A view from starboard
A view from starboard 📸 Alejandro Dutto @ ISDC
Miguana - A view from port side
A view from port side 📸 Alejandro Duto @ ISDC
Miguana - Behind the cargo holds the wheelhouse stands upright
Behind the cargo holds the wheelhouse stands upright 📸 Alejandro Dutto @ ISDC
Miguana - The interior of the cargo holds
The interior of the cargo holds 📸 Alejandro Dutto @ ISDC
Miguana - The old garbage scows
The old garbage scows 📸 Pablo Strika @ ISDC
Miguana - Corals have colonized most of the wreck
Corals have colonized most of the wreck 📸 Pablo Strika @ ISDC
Miguana - The propeller in this wreck is intact. A must visit spot
The propeller in this wreck is intact. A must visit spot 📸 Pablo Strika @ ISDC
Miguana - A view from the bow. This wreck offers multiple penetration opportunities
A view from the bow. This wreck offers multiple penetration opportunities 📸 Pablo Strika @ ISDC
Miguana - If visibility is good, divers may be able to the entire wreck from the bow
If visibility is good, divers may be able to the entire wreck from the bow 📸 Pablo Strika @ ISDC
Miguana - The bridge is where dive operators may typically set the temporary line
The bridge is where dive operators may typically set the temporary line 📸 Pablo Strika @ ISDC

Where it is

25° 41.959' N 80° 04.968' W

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Wreck Details

Sunk July 13th, 2001
Freighter
103 ftLength
? ftBeam

Site description

The US Customs Reef off Miami comprises three vessels: the Brandy Wine, Etoile De Mer, and Miguana. These ships were scuttled close to each other after being seized by the US Customs Service for attempting to smuggle narcotics into Florida via the Miami River. Additionally, the Tacoma is considered part of the US Customs Reef but was sunk later, resting approximately 500 feet northwest of the previously mentioned trio. On July 13, 2001, explosive cutting charges sent the Miguana—a former garbage scow converted into a cargo freighter—140 feet to the bottom of the sea. It now lies between the Brandy Wine and the Etoile de Mer, which is positioned west of the Miguana’s bow. Divers can easily access the wreck’s interior to view the former garbage scow’s engine.

Route & typical conditions

Route

This site is often visited together with the Etoile de Mer and Brandywine - they all forme the infamous "Custom's Reef", where may vessels seized by US Customs were sunk. They all share one thing in common: they tried to smuggle drugs into the US. Divers may want to visit the superstructure and cargo holds on this wreck - where the old garbage scows are located.

Typical conditions

Conditions can be as good as 70 feet of visibility or low as 20 feet - if this is the case, consider deploying a line if visiting near by wrecks. Currents are typically mild, but given that more often than none this site is conducted as a drift dive and may require decompression, divers may surface thousand of feet away from the wreck.

Wreck history

On February 27, 2001, during “Operation Riverwalk,” drug-sniffing dogs from a boarding team detected cocaine near propane tanks located toward the stern of the 101-foot-long Miguana. A closer inspection revealed that the tanks were improperly installed and unusually heavy. Upon further scrutiny, it was discovered that the tanks contained 125 pounds of cocaine, valued at $1.1 million.

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