there seems to be a mis-conception about urca de lima.

[reefsavers.org]

The urca de lima sank off of pepper park in 1715 There is currently wood timbers and such around the wreck site however they are not from the urca de lima they are from a different wreck the civil war era paddle wheeler that sank in proximity to the original urca de lima wreck site.
the ballast stones however are that of the de lima. The Paddle wheelers starboards wheel lies in 8' of water 25 yards offshore 1.1 of a mile north of the site and that is where the timbers came from. This solves the riddle of how one ships planks lasted longer than other ships that sank within hours apart. Its still a great dive and should
be preserved.
no riddle just coencidence that the ships sank so close together and were built 150 years apart.

 

[FlIrishman]

The urca de lima sank off of pepper park in 1715 QUOTE]

There's more to the story also - but I wouldn't break you bubble! I've been diving the Urca and other wrecks up the coast for 10 years - here's some pics:

Beach Diving:
Description of the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team:
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/blbdt.htm
Places we dive at:
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/beach_2.htm
Beach Dive Pictures
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/beach_diving.htm
Rough Seas - You Should't Dive In Picture
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/bd-1.htm
Calm Seas - You Should Dive In Picture
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/bd-2.htm
1715 Wreck of Urca De Lima Pictures [Ft. Pierce]
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/urca.htm
1894 Wreck of the Boiler Wreck Pictures [Vero Beach, Rt 60]
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/boiler.htm

Drop me an e-mail at Irishman@Sprynet.com to join the e-mail list of the dives, come on in and join us for a beach dive / snorkel / sit-on-the-beach and monitor the equipment and rum!

 

[CBulla]

Awesome! Great info gents!! I'm really itchin to get over there and check out some of these dives!!

 

[FlIrishman]

The urca de lima sank off of pepper park in 1715 QUOTE]

There's more to the story also - but I wouldn't break you bubble! I'd have a hard time believing the wood timbers are not from the Urca as they are deeply imbedded in the rock [ see pics on links below ]. I've been diving the Urca and other wrecks up the coast for 10 years - here's some pics:

Beach Diving:
Description of the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team:
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/blbdt.htm
Places we dive at:
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/beach_2.htm
Beach Dive Pictures
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/beach_diving.htm
Rough Seas - You Should't Dive In Picture
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/bd-1.htm
Calm Seas - You Should Dive In Picture
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/bd-2.htm
1715 Wreck of Urca De Lima Pictures [Ft. Pierce]
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/urca.htm
1894 Wreck of the Boiler Wreck Pictures [Vero Beach, Rt 60]
http://www.irishmansoftware.com/boiler.htm

Drop me an e-mail at Irishman@Sprynet.com to join the e-mail list of the dives, come on in and join us for a beach dive / snorkel / sit-on-the-beach and monitor the equipment and rum!