COFFINS
PATCH is the name given to an area comprised of several reefs about four miles
south southeast of Key Colony Beach. The name was reportedly derived from a vessel that
sank there that was carrying a cargo of coffins. Happily, no evidence of the ship or its
cargo is in existence today. All the reefs in this area support healthy fish populations
and because most of them are unmarked, they are not heavily dived. They each have maximum
depths of about 25 feet and a minimum depth of 7 feet.
Description courtesy of The Diving Site Dive
Shop in Marathon.
COFFINS
PATCH is the name given to an area comprised of several reefs about four miles
south southeast of Key Colony Beach. The name was reportedly derived from a vessel that
sank there that was carrying a cargo of coffins. Happily, no evidence of the ship or its
cargo is in existence today. All the reefs in this area support healthy fish populations
and because most of them are unmarked, they are not heavily dived. They each have maximum
depths of about 25 feet and a minimum depth of 7 feet.