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Three Coal Barges
Gulf Breeze, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Three Coal Barges is a wreck dive site near Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, barracuda, sea turtles, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
West Indian Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
PinfishLagodon rhomboides
Speckled CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Gulf ToadfishOpsanus beta
Striped BurrfishChilomycterus schoepfii- PigfishOrthopristis chrysoptera
- Florida BlennyChasmodes saburrae
Nearby sites
- 1Joe Patti Memorial Reef2.4 km
- 2Lane Gilchrest Reef2.4 km
- 3Tex Edwards Barge4.2 km
- 4Park West and Captain Bob Quarles Reefs4.6 km
- 5Liberty Ship Joseph L. Meek4.8 km
- 6Casino Beach Snorkel Reef7.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org