The Lugano Wreck Site

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The Lugano Wreck Site

The Lugano is an 1882 English tramp steamer of 350.1 ft and 3770 tons. She was bound for Havana from Liverpool carrying rice silks and wines when she sank on Long Reef on March 9th, 1913. This shipwreck event influenced the practices of the commercial wrecking industry which flourished in the Florida Keys during this period. The Lugano Site is managed by the National Park Service and is located within Biscayne National Park. The MARC team acquired an NPS permit to conduct a survey of the site to produce a photo mosaic and site plan for NPS. These are to be used to monitor changes at the site from natural and human forces. The site plan will also be used to familiarize sport divers with the historical significance of the wreck and with her many discernable features. The MARC team completed their Lugano work products for NPS during the 2004 season.


Lugano hard aground on Long Reef NW of Elliot Key March 10th, 1913	Surveyor at the Lugano site. This large, fast, stable cat serves well as a dive vessel and research platform.	Daryl Wilmoth makes a preliminary recon dive of the Lugano Site.

Joe Masterson takes detailed measurements for the perspective drawing below	A hull and rib feature group was the subject of the drawing below.	Machinery from a forward deck winch was also measured and drawn.