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Wreck of the Potomac, Andros, Bahamas
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This is the ship wreck of the Potomac which currently lies at the entrance to Coconut bay. We dove it on June 7, 2006. In the morning we headed to the wreck of the Potomac which was a large freighter which was split into two parts. It was easy to find as parts of the wreck were sticking up above the water at low tide. The bow of the wreck was closest to shore and was in about 25' of water. That made it a pretty dive as there was lots of light and colorful marine growth and there were some huge snappers and groupers were hanging out in the bowels.

After about 20 minutes on the bow section we headed to the stern section which was about 1/3 of a mile away. You have to imagine that there had to have been some pretty good storms to have separated these sections by a third of a mile. Once again there was a mast-like structure sticking above the water which we were able to tie on to.

The stern was in slightly deeper water, but not by much. It was more photogenic as there was more machinery and things of interest. Large portions of the wreck were strewn across the ocean floor and there was no hint of whatever the freighter once carried. It was a fun dive.
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