Gaucho,
The sinking has been scheduled for this thursday (26-07).
The name of the ship is C-50 - Riva Palacio. It's about 150' long (A guess) I have some digital pictures if someone can help me figure out how to post them.
Our LDS has a dive trip scheduled. We are going diving and during the surface interval, watch the sinking of the ship.
Some of the more interesting wrecks here are:
Hidalgo: A passenger ship which sank in 1912. Apparently there were several lives lost. The wreck is in about 100' of water. I have dove it a few times and the visibility has always been terrible. In addition it is very close to the shipping lanes.
Anna Helena: This is a small freighter which sank some time in the 40's. It is in 35-40' of water protected all around by coral reefs. The top of the wreck is about 12' from the surgqace. You need a small boat to get to it. It is an excellent family spot. Last week my wife and I went with a couple of other divers and we all took the kids. While we were diving the kids snorkeled. We had a great time.
El Reilero: This is a freighter which ran into a reef and sank. The bow is at about 30-40' and the stern at over 100'. I do not know what year it sank.
G-24 (Metralletas) A Mexican Navy patrol boat. In 90-100' of water. An easy one to dive to as it is marked with a buoy. Just follow the chain down and your there. One of the neat things about this one is there are still machine guns mounted on the deck. They're pretty much covered in coral but distinguishable.
There are countless other wrecks here. (And if you listen to a few people here they are all loaded with treasure.
Just the other day someone was telling me about a ship which went down loaded with brand new Ford Model T's.
Regards and safe diving,
Frank
E-mail me your address and I'll send some photos of the Riva Palacio (C-50).
