Healthy Elkhorn coral at the Elbow Reef
photo © Robin V. Burr
Within sight of Carysfort looking south, another tower marks the location of the Elbow Reef, so named for the change of direction the reef line takes here from south to southwest.
The City of Washington Wreck, a large steel freighter that went aground in 1791 lies here in 20 feet of water. Much of the wreck has disintegrated but you'll find a plethora of marine life in and around this site, including arrow crabs, cleaning shrimp, green morays, angelfish, flame oysters and much more.
Like Carysfort to the north, The Elbow Reef does not see the hundreds of daily visitors that can certainly be found at the more popular reefs like Molasses in the southern area of the sanctuary.
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Robin V. Burr, Scuba Examiner
Personal Scuba Instruction
Miami, Florida USA
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