About Revisions Nuestra Senora de las Angustias aka El Charanguer Long Key, FL More Info Max Depth: 11-15ft/3-5m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Rock Aquatic Life: Might See Something Winter: 66-70°F/19-21°C 2/14/2013 6:15 AM LatitudeAdjustment 2/11/2013 12:10 PM LatitudeAdjustment

Nuestra Senora de las Angustias aka El Charanguer is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Long Key, FL. The maximum depth is 11-15ft/3-5m.

24 47.455N 80 51.738W
The Nuestra Senora de las Angustias was yet another Spanish ship that met its end off the coast of Florida. In 1733 the Angustias set sail from Havana loaded with a cargo that consisted of gold, silver, indigo, porcelain and other goods bound for Spain. On September 13, a hurricane struck and the ship began to come apart in the storm. The sinking ship dropped 20,000,000 gold and silver pieces along the ocean before finally sinking off of Long Key. Today, the Angustias shipwreck is mostly covered in coral, making it both historic and beautiful. This is a relatively little-known dive site, due to the strong currents that prevail here, so only those who are certified advanced open water and above should consider this dive.

Situated in 14 feet of water at the bottom of Long Key Channel some 500 yards south of the viaduct bridge, the shipwreck of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias (Our Lady of the Anguishes) is one of the lesser-known dive sites in the Florida Keys. Also called El Charanguero Grande (the Great Coastal Trader) or San Rafael, this 328 1/2 - ton merchant nao was built in England and was armed with four cannons. Her master was Don Francisco Sanchez Madrid, and she was owned by José Sanchez de Madrid, possibly the master’s father. Loaded with a general cargo of indigo and cochineal dyes, as well as Mexican silver and Chinese porcelain, Angustias sailed in the rear echelon of the New Spain flota with Almiranta and Sueco de Arizón. Driven by the hurricane toward the Florida Keys, Angustias became stranded in shallow water at the Cayo de Viboras (present-day Long Key).

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