New wreck in Sea of Cortez

[CycleCat]

Thursday, March 3, 2022, the Mexican government sank the retired navy ship Santos P106 in a bay near San Carlos/Guaymas, Sonora, to create an artificial reef and interesting dive site for local divers. The 220 foot ship was a WW-II US navy minesweeper known as the USS Gladiator and was sold to the Mexican navy in the 70's. I was told by one of the San Carlos dive shops that the ship lies in about 60 of water.

 

[SubseaSports]

Thanks for posting.
I tried to find out the location, but nothing. Used to do a lot shore diving in this area. My guess is it's just South of San Carlos. Charters would drop in this bay too. I

 

[CycleCat]

The ship's Wikipedia entry.

 

[CycleCat]

Thanks for posting.
I tried to find out the location, but nothing. Used to do a lot shore diving in this area. My guess is it's just South of San Carlos. Charters would drop in this bay too. I

Approximate coordinates from Google:

27.934950, -111.065681​

At Punta el Cautin, just west of the marina and Bahia San Carlos. Pretty close to the dive flag on the map.

 

[BB`]

Laying claim to the very 1st diver on the wreck after it was opened.

Top of the antenna masts is at 5ft and one of them has already been hit by a boat and is dangling bottom of the stern is sitting at 55ft in the sand.

 

[CycleCat]

I'll be down there next month and hope to see it then.

 

[Laurie S.]

They messed up when they sank it. It ended up 90 degrees from where it was supposed to land. It's also way too shallow.

 

[BB`]

I'll be down there next month and hope to see it then.

I highly encourage you to check the wind forecast for the days you go diving. It was fairly calm when I got to the wreck and it was great but had 12kt winds by the end of the dive and it turned the inside of of the wreck pretty murky and I was getting tossed around inside from the surge blowing through.

 

[Hoag]

They messed up when they sank it. It ended up 90 degrees from where it was supposed to land. It's also way too shallow.

How deep (shallow) is it?

 

[CycleCat]

I don't know if this Facebook link of the sinking will work.