Shipwrecks – Lofthus – Palm Beach County – Wreck Dive - Coordinates 26°33′46″N 80°02′18″W

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Lofthus Underwater Archaeological Preserve​

On February 4, 1898, the Lofthus wrecked in a storm en route to Buenos Aires, Argentina from Pensacola, Florida.
Shipwreck Lofthus Snippet

• Depth: 20 Feet
• Relief: 6 Feet
• Difficulty: Snorkel

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• Date Sunk: February 4, 1898. The Lofthus wrecked in a storm.
• Size: 222-foot iron-hulled vessel. Scattered across an area approximately 290 feet long by 50 feet wide
• Location access: The wreck of the Lofthus is located approximately three-quarters of a mile north of the Boynton Inlet and 175 yards offshore from Manalapan, Florida.
• Status: On January 6, 2004, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and was officially designated as the eighth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.
• Marine Life: Native marine flora and fauna, including the Caribbean spiny lobster, grunts, jacks, porcupine fish, porkfish, snapper, stingrays, and wrasse.

Shipwrecks – Lofthus – Palm Beach County – Wreck Dive

The Lofthus is a Norwegian shipwreck near Boynton Beach, Florida. Built in 1868 in Sunderland, England by T.R. Oswald, originally christened Cashmere and rigged as a three masted barque.

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Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA​

Wreck #133 on NOAA chart 11466​

See more shipwrecks here. We need to create something like this for Florida. Infomar has done a great job creating this shipwreck viewer.

 

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Lofthus Underwater Archaeological Preserve​

Shipwrecks – Lofthus – Palm Beach County – Wreck Dive

 

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Along the Coast: Accidental discovery brings old wreck to life

Along the Coast: Accidental discovery brings old wreck to life 123 years after the Lofthus ran aground off Manalapan, photos that offer first clear look at ship and a glimpse at pioneer life emerge from historian’s idle curiosity...

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Lofthus Underwater Archaeological Preserve​

Easy access from the beach. Enter from Boynton Beach Inlet Park.

 

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Lofthus Wreck - Snorkeling off my GP1800​

Just off the beach in Palm Beach County is the 120 year old wreck of the Lufthus. Built in 1868, the Lufthus sank in 1898 just of the coast of Manlapan FL. It is in about 15 feet of water and located at the GPS coordinates 26˚ 33.776’ N and 80˚ 02.309’ W. Its about 3/4 of a mile north of the Boynton Beach Inlet. We snorkeled the wreck off my GP1800 anchored just south of the wreck. We saw a variety of sea life including big puffer fish, barracudas, jacks, angel fish, & sharks. It was a great time!!

John Highfield

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loftus snorkel wreck​

Dan Volker

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsM5Za9Kc3DbP7Qo3-Zmz9w

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Tomorrow looks like a good day for a beach dive and some drone action video. Who wants to jump in?

 

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We need to create a shipwreck viewer for all the wrecks here in Florida. I really like this one created by Infomar.

Shipwrecks Viewer | Infomar

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What are your thoughts and what would you add or change in our version of a shipwreck viewer. (besides adding video of each shipwreck)

 

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What ship wreck should we add to our list?

Shipwrecks Archives

A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately three million shipwrecks worldwide.

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