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USCG Bibb

Key Largo, FL
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Ranked #15 of 26 attractions in Key Largo
4.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
Description: A premier dive site in the Florida Keys, this Treasury-class Coast Guard cutter was sunk intentionally to create an artificial reef.
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Key Largo, Florida
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12 reviews 12 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

Its a dive site that most people don't care about diving. I have dove it once and would like to dive again. It has some growth that I have not seen on other dive sites that I would like to photograph. It is a deeper dive than other wrecks but it is worth seeing.

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Burlington, NC
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Along with the USCG Roger B. Taney, USCG Duane its sisterships The Bibb is still serving her country albeit in a different capacity. She is a reef that attracts may species of fish and is a very nice dive site!

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Clifton, New Jersey
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012

Dive this early in your trip if you're going to fly. You can spend some decent time on this ship. Pick your days... the current can be tough if you have limited dive experience.

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Key Largo, Florida
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012

We love taking Sail Fish Scuba guided dives with friend, family, customers, anyone on this shipwreck! She lays on her side, so penetration dives can be tricky. Often seen swimming around the outside are schools of great barracuda and sometimes a bull shark, amazing to take photos of! Currents can make this a tricky dive, so it is best to... More

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Stamford, Connecticut
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2008
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I dove the Bibb a few times in the late '90s, so my information may be dated. The wreck merrits the praises it gets as a premier wreck dive. Schoaling barracuda and abundant sealife are normal. The wreck still looks like a ship and, being on it's side, gives an eerie, almost ghostly feeling. Descending into the water column, the... More

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