The Eagle
The Eagle was built in 1962 in Holland. Past names are:
The Eagle is 269 feet long. Her last run, in 1985, she was being used to transport paper and cardboard to South America. She caught fire, then was cleaned up, holes blasted in her sides, and sunk five nautical miles off Islamorada to become an artificial reef.Eagle had last been a freighter formerly owned by the Eagle Tire Company. It sits off Lower Metecumbe Key in 100 feet of water on her starboard side. There are two parts, since Eagle was broken in half by a hurricane in 1998. Currents are strong, so divers beware. This is considered an Advanced level dive!
There are mooring buoys. Theya re located on the bow and stern of the ship. Divers don’t need to descend all the way to the bottom to see things. The water is very clear here, and the crow’s nest and mast come up to about 65 feet from the surface.
Advanced divers can penetrate the ship in several places. Coral growth on the ship has been very successful, so it’s very encrusted.
