Dive· Cancún· Mexico
C-55 Juan de la Barrera Wreck (Cancún)
21° 8.4′ N · 86° 44.1′ W · approximate
The C-58's sister minesweeper (ex-USS Ransom), sunk in 2000 off Cancún as an artificial reef. Wilma broke her into sections in 2005; loggerhead turtles and reef sharks live on her, and eagle rays school here in winter. It is usually paired with the C-58 on a two-tank wreck trip.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate and is NOT the wreck position: no published coordinate was found; it is a representative offshore point east of the Cancún hotel zone near the C-58. Depth about 22-25 m (72-82 ft); visibility often lower than on the C-58 (about 12 m / 40 ft per Scuba Total). Intermediate to advanced; current is common. Taste of Isla says the sinking was in 1999 and that only the stern is now intact enough to explore, while Scuba Total says 2000 - sources differ. Book through an Isla Mujeres or Cancún dive shop.
Best for
Second wreck of a Cancún two-tank wreck day
Season
Eagle rays mid-Nov–Feb
Nearby
- C-58 General Anaya Wreck (Cancún)0.6 NM away
- Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc National Park2.8 NM away
- Manchones Reef3.7 NM away
- Punta Sur Turtle Drift Dive (Isla Mujeres)3.7 NM away
- MUSA Underwater Museum3.8 NM away
- Punta Sur and Ixchel Temple (Isla Mujeres)4 NM away
- Cancún Hotel Zone Lagoon (Nichupté)4.1 NM away
- Garrafón Reef4.1 NM away