Dec 16, 2020
Happy #WreckWednesday!
Meet City of Washington, an iron hulled steamer launched in 1877. On July 10th, 1917, the ship ran aground on Elbow Reef sinking in what is now Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
City of Washington has been a favorite dive site for decades. It is part of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail, which consists of nine shipwrecks scattered from Key West to Key Largo representing America’s maritime history.
To learn more, visit: https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/shipwrecktrail/welcome.html
(Photo: Bill Goodwin/NOAA. Image description: Driver examining a wreck’s broken hull.)
