WE CAN HELP WHEN YOUR YACHT OR BOAT SUSTAINS DAMAGE AND REQUIRES A MARINE SURVEY
Here are a few pictures of shipwrecks that have occurred in Key West waters over the years. Many of these unfortunate vessels were salvaged by us. A marine survey is usually needed to determine the extent of the damage. We hope an incident like this never happens to you but if it does, call Key West Marine Surveyors for an accurate damage survey.
Here is the S/V Legacy when she was stuck in the mud off of Calda Channel.
This sailboat lost power and went aground off of Smather's Beach on the south side of Key West.
This Freedom sailboat was blown aground on Fleming Key during a storm. It was quite an effort to get her floating again.
This yacht lost power while being delivered by an inexperienced crew on a windy day. It took about three hours of pulling while the tide rose to free her.
Gecko was brought into Garrison Bight at high tide and ran aground. When the tide went out this is what happened.
This old girl was brought into Key West Harbor in the mid 90's. She met her end on Frankfort Bank. She's still there.
This wooden schooner was a beauty in her day however her last owner was unable to keep up with her and she died off of Wisteria Island in a storm.
This speedboat missed a turn in Calda Channel at high tide. Luckily they didn't have much damage to the boat. Lots of embarassment.
This 25 ft. Parker sunk in a canal behind a house in Cudjoe Key during a rainstorm. Float switch failure.
This floating drydock sunk during Hurricane Wilma while awaiting repairs at Robbie's Boatyard.
A faulty fuel fitting on this catamaran started a fire totally destroying it.
The Carribean Seahorse on her side after a hurricane. It took a huge amount of work to get her floating again.
Carribean Seahorse on her side
Ferrous Cement sailboat off the Army Dive School on Fleming Key.
East side of Wisteria Is. after Hurricane Wilma
This is the old tugboat Red Sea. She broke loose from her dock and pinballed down a channel smashing a bunch of boats before we were able to catch her. Eventually they towed her to Pensacola, FL where she was sunk as a dive site.
This old "Admiral's Launch" is sitting down at the Key West Navy Mole property. She's probably at the end of her life now but I tend to see her as she once was. Vintage must be 1940's or so.
I wonder how many brave Cubans were on her when she hit Smathers Beach?
This is the final resting place of the Caribbean Seahorse. She rolled over and sunk here in Safe Harbor Channel on Stock Is. FL after Hurricane Wilma. She was eventually cut apart underwater and hauled off. I believe the cars and motorcycles she was carrying are still on the bottom. Might be a good lobstering place.
This sailboat broke free from the Key West City Mooring Field in a storm and smashed up on the rocks outside the Navy Officer's housing on Trumbo Point.
Another Cuban boat that successfully made it to the States. Check out the old Russian motor.
This crane fell over itself when the operator boomed up a little too much with no preventers. This was at the Key West Ferry Terminal.
This is the old Army transport that is sunk just north of Boca Grande. The pic on the left is from the mid 90s. The one on the right is her today. Storms and mother nature have changed her appearance over the years. Seems like the cormorants still appreciate her.
These two "Cuban rafts" are on the beach on the westernmost island of the Marquesas. They are very primative but successfully delivered their desperate passengers to freedom from 90 miles away.
This yacht owner got outside the NW channel off of Key West and ran his beautiful 50 foot Searay up into a foot of water. Notice the prop scar on the bottom. The state sued for the repair of the damage and we were called to court but eventually it was settled. Apparently someone transposed some Lat/Lon numbers and the guy was able to get out of paying because of that.
