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Dive Site Comments > Benwood Wreck
NEPA-Diver - 3/15/2024 7:48 PM
I went scuba diving here on 3/6/2024. Average viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C.
joe_bird - 7/25/2021 5:08 PM
I went scuba diving here on 7/23/2021. Average viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C.
joe_bird - 1/19/2021 9:00 PM
I went scuba diving here on 1/16/2021. Average viz: 51-60ft/16-18m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C.
oceanbound - 8/28/2019 11:19 PM
Rating Added: 4
Went in 2009
BigKev_1 - 5/02/2019 5:27 PM
I went scuba diving here on 8/4/1999. Average viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C.
siboles2000 - 11/27/2018 7:38 PM
Rating Added: 4
Nice dive
sdweller - 7/16/2017 10:31 AM
Here’s a link to my Dive Center’s Page on the Benwood Wreck. It is a pretty good synopsis of it’s history.
seadwellers.com/benwood-wreck-key-largo/
sdweller - 7/13/2017 11:31 AM
A very underrated Wreck in Key Largo...it’s shallow but loaded with marine life. And it’s more intact than you might expect for a wreck this old.
divercharles - 6/30/2017 4:42 PM
Rating Added: 4
This wreck has always been kind to me, even with a sportier current. On one dive my buddy and I spotted a school and we moved over nearby, stood on the floor and waited, and soon enough we were surrounded in a school tornado. Just a wonderful sight. Not much to her left, but it’s always a nice dive.
Seeteufel - 4/04/2017 9:28 PM
Rating Added: 4
3/26/17 viz 30’, excellent marine life, moderate current as wind had been blowing for days.
todd999 - 8/16/2016 11:49 AM
Rating Added: 3
nice dive spot. eels all over
Lacolombiana - 7/22/2016 12:26 AM
Rating Added: 4
The night dive here is amazing! There is so much life there, it’s ridiculous. My favorite was the grouper we ended up unintentionally feeding. Every time we illuminated a fish with our flashlight, the grouper would come up and eat it! That grouper ended up visiting several groups that were underwater doing the same thing. No wonder he was so big!
Jouari - 9/07/2015 7:29 PM
Rating Added: 4
This was my last dive to get OW certified and my very first wreck. Amazing experience!
ScubaSmacks - 6/25/2015 4:12 AM
Rating Added: 4
06/16/2015 - There were so many fish here! My first dive in the ocean, and it was amazing. This was a good beginner dive.
mee0214 - 5/23/2015 6:24 PM
Rating Added: 4
Not a very deep dive, but it was teeming with sea life, including the largest sea turtle I have ever seen. Very enjoyable dive.
Seadragon - 1/30/2014 2:41 AM
I went scuba diving here on 9/6/2006. Average viz: 41-50ft/12-15m.
dolphngirl13 - 1/07/2014 2:15 PM
I went scuba diving here on 9/2/2012. Average viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C.
dolphngirl13 - 1/06/2014 7:15 PM
Rating Added: 5
Visibility wasn’t as clear, but the wreck is shallow and there was a multitude of fish to see. Be careful of the fire coral.
oceanfloor - 12/15/2013 12:02 AM
Rating Added: 5
I dove it this past summer (2013). It was an awesome comfortable dive. Has a lot to see. Saw the largest moray eel I’ve ever seen. I really enjoyed it and want to go there again.
allisonfinch - 11/15/2013 10:51 AM
Rating Added: 2
horrible decline since first there in 1970