Scuba Diving the S.S Gulfamerica in Jacksonville 🤿🌴🐠

Here's a quick video from my dives on Saturday. I went off of the shore of Jacksonville, FL with Nautical Divers LLC for a 3-tank dive on the S.S. Gulfamerica and a barge that had been sent to recover the wreck after it sank.
On April 11th, 1942 the S.S. Gulfamerica, on its maiden voyage, was struck by a single torpedo which was fired by the German submarine U-123 on its 8th war patrol. The German U-Boat then circled around the stricken tanker (in order to place the city of Jacksonville out of harms way) and raked it with surface weapons fire in an attempt to finish the kill.
The crew struggled for 5 days to keep the Gulfamerica afloat, however the ship ultimately succumbed to its damage and sank in roughly 70 feet of water only miles off of the Florida coast.
Some notable species spotted on this dive: Goliath Grouper, Barracuda, Parrot Fish, Sea turtle.
Huge thanks to the crew of the Research Vessel Explorer and the rest of the divers and my dive buddy.
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