{"id":508,"date":"2025-01-03T20:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T01:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/?page_id=508"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:09:04","slug":"shipwreck-diving-puerto-morelos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/scuba-diving-puerto-morelos\/shipwreck-diving-puerto-morelos\/","title":{"rendered":"C56 Juan Escutia Shipwreck diving Puerto Morelos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C56 shipwreck Diving Puerto Morelos is a thrilling underwater experience, where intermediate to advanced divers explore the remains of a WWII era US Navy gun ship intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef. Located at about 90 feet deep, the wreck is teeming with marine life, barracudas, rays, eagle rays and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dive the C-56 wreck off Puerto Morelos! Guided dive + reef. Ideal for certified divers looking for an unforgettable underwater adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf0a Main SEO-Optimized Content:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udea2 Dive the C-56 Juan Escutia: The Most Iconic Wreck in Puerto Morelos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for an unforgettable underwater adventure as we explore the&nbsp;<strong>C-56 Juan Escutia<\/strong>, a decommissioned U.S. Navy minesweeper intentionally sunk in 2000 to create an artificial reef. Located just off the coast of&nbsp;<strong>Puerto Morelos<\/strong>, this is one of the top wreck dives in the Mexican Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dive is ideal for certified divers looking to add some adrenaline and variety to their dive log. With a&nbsp;<strong>maximum depth of 28 meters<\/strong>, this site is best suited for&nbsp;<em>Advanced Open Water<\/em>&nbsp;certified divers or those with recent deep dive experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc1f What to Expect on the Shipwreck Diving Puerto Morelos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The C-56 wreck offers a unique opportunity to explore a sunken military vessel now teeming with marine life. During the dive, you may encounter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Giant groupers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barracudas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eagle rays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moray eels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turtles and nurse sharks (if you&#8217;re lucky!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the ship\u2019s open swim-throughs, deck structures, and coral-covered hull\u2014all under the guidance of an experienced dive professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf34 Second Dive: Coral Reef Exploration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After the wreck dive, we\u2019ll head to a shallow coral reef within the&nbsp;<strong>Puerto Morelos National Marine Park<\/strong>. This second dive is more relaxed and ideal for working on buoyancy, underwater photography, or simply enjoying the vibrant marine life.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C56 shipwreck Diving Puerto Morelos is a thrilling underwater experience, where intermediate to advanced divers explore the remains of a WWII era US Navy gun ship intentionally sunk to create an artificial reef. Located at about 90 feet deep, the wreck is teeming with marine life, barracudas, rays, eagle rays and more. Dive the C-56 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":587,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-shipwreck","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-508","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1503,"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508\/revisions\/1503"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastdivers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}