Barco Hundido - Wreck Cadete Juan Escutia C-56

Did you know that this ship served the US NAVY in the Atlantic during World War II? Welcome to the Juan Escutia C-56 wreck! Sunk in 2000 in the Puerto Morelos Reef National Park. This wreck lies at 27 meters / 90 feet on a white seabed.

Marine life at this site

In season we can enjoy the company of eagle rays, as well as barracudas and a lot of marine life created since its sinking.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Blunt-spined Brittle Star

Ophiocoma echinata38 obs.

Reticulated Brittle Star

Ophionereis reticulata36 obs.

Red ophiocoma

Ophiomastix wendtii21 obs.

Slimy Brittle Star

Ophiomyxa flaccida16 obs.

Ruby Brittle Star

Ophioderma rubicundum9 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiothrix angulata var. atrolineata8 obs.

ニシキツバメガイ

Chelidonura hirundinina3 obs.

Little Six-arm Brittle Star

Ophiactis savignyi3 obs.

Slangestjerne

Astrophyton muricatum3 obs.

Yellow Stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis1 obs.

Ram's Horn Squid

Spirula spirula1 obs.

Dwarf Brittle Star

Amphipholis squamata1 obs.

spotted seahare

Aplysia dactylomela1 obs.

West Indian Chank Shell

Turbinella angulata1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Marginellidae1 obs.

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus1 obs.

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Banded Ophiocoma

Ophiocomella pumila34 obs.

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Slangestjerne

Ophioderma appressum31 obs.

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Slangestjerne

Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oerstedii lutea31 obs.

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Scaly Brittle Star

Ophiolepis impressa26 obs.

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Short-spined Ophioderma

Ophioderma brevicaudum25 obs.

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Circle-marked Brittle Star

Ophioderma cinereum25 obs.

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Slangestjerne

Ophioderma brevispinum22 obs.

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Slangestjerne

Ophiolepis paucispina12 obs.