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Union Express
 Pompano, FL
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Max Depth: 91-100ft/28-30m
Entry Type: Boat
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Rating: 3.00 by 1 divers
Winter: 66-70°F/19-21°C
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Union Express is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Pompano, FL. This dive site has an average rating of 3.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 91-100ft/28-30m.
Lat 26 14.0503 Lon 80 03.4790
Sits in 100 feet of water, was reefed in 1992 to foster the formation of an artificial reef.
Location: Pompano Beach
Description: The Union Express is a 170’ long Dutch Coastal Freighter. The ship is laying on the port side, broken in 2 pieces, facing north. The Mariner II Barge is just offshore to ENE in swimming distance. The Union Express is part of the "Wreck Graveyard". There are 7 wrecks within 1000’ of each other. Large schools of fish followed by large pelagics swim between the wrecks.
History: The Union Express was built in Germany in 1959. Designed as a coastal freighter, the ship worked for awhile in the Northern Sea and later carried food and supplies in the Caribbean and down the South American coast. The ship was seized by Federal Agents in 1990 for drug smuggling. Finally on April 25, 1992 she was sunk by the Pompano Fishing Rodeo and the Broward County Artificial Reef Program. She is sometimes called the Outboard Mariner 1 due to sponsorship money donated by a engine manufacturer
YouTube;
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