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Empire Mica, July 2011

The S.S. Empire Mica was a British Merchant Oil Tanker that was torpedeod off the Florida coast in 1942. People in the town of Port St. Joe could see the ship burning. On this dive, we found that most of the ship has collapsed. One small section, about 10ft x 10ft still rises to 80 feet below the surface. The rest of the dive is at depths of 80 to 120 feet deep. It still is a wonderful site with lots of marine life to enjoy.
Almaco Jack
Almaco Jack		 Gray Angelfish, a rare find this far north
Gray Angelfish, a rare find this far north		 Spotfin Butterflyfish
Spotfin Butterflyfish		 Blue Angelfish
Blue Angelfish
Blue Angelfish
Blue Angelfish		 Lionfish
Lionfish		 Lionfish
Lionfish		 Reef Butterflyfish
Reef Butterflyfish
Goliath Grouper
Goliath Grouper		 Goliath with a painful hook in his right flipper
Goliath with a painful hook in his right flipper		 Atlantic Deer Cowrie and fireworm
Atlantic Deer Cowrie and fireworm		 Purple Reeffish, found in great numbers on the wreck
Purple Reeffish, found in great numbers on the wreck
Doctorfish, not a great photo, but another rare find
Doctorfish, not a great photo, but another rare find		 Goliath, caught resting on the bottom
Goliath, caught resting on the bottom		 White sea fans
White sea fans		 Scamp
Scamp
Spotfin Hogfish
Spotfin Hogfish		 Jill and Jen
Jill and Jen

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