Scuba Diving

SS Copenhagen Shipwreck . The wreck of the SS Copenhagen lies in 15- to 30-foot depths just outside the second reef on the Pompano Ledge, 3.6 miles south of Hillsboro Inlet. The 325-foot-long steamer's final voyage, from Philadelphia to Havana, began May 20, 1900, ending six days later when the captain—attempting to avoid Gulf currents—crashed into a reef. In 2000, the missing bow section was identified a half mile to the south. The wreck, a haven for colorful fish and corals and a magnet for skin and scuba divers, became Florida's fifth Underwater Archaeological Preserve in 1994 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Outfitters offer regular trips to the wreck site officially known as the SS Copenhagen State Underwater Archaeological Preserve. Pompano Beach, Florida. museumsinthesea.com/copenhagen/index.htm.