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Mercedes I
MV Mercedes I · Sunrise, South Florida, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyFlorida Strait
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Mercedes I is a wreck dive site near Sunrise, Florida, United States, in the Florida Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, nudibranchs, lobsters, jacks, nurse sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Mole CrabEmerita talpoida
- French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
- BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensis- Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
- PorkfishAnisotremus virginicus
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Nearby sites
- 1Jay Scutti0.4 km
- 2Tracy / Ken Vitale0.5 km
- 3Tracey0.5 km
- 4Mercy Jesus0.6 km
- 5Robert Edmister0.6 km
- 6Jim Atria1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org