Ana Cecilia
Cargo Ship · United States · Lost 2016 · Florida's Atlantic Coast
A ship that once carried humanitarian aid to Cuba was later seized for cocaine smuggling and sunk as a Palm Beach County reef in 2016.
Captain Ron Camillone
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1972, Ana Cecilia carried freight and, in 2012, completed a rare humanitarian voyage from Miami to Havana. In 2015, federal agents found cocaine valued at more than ten million dollars aboard, and the ship was seized and donated to Palm Beach County. On 13 July 2016 she was scuttled off Singer Island as the county's 151st artificial reef, carrying memorial plaques for several local residents lost at sea.
Vessel
- 1972
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- Steel
- 170 ft
- 40 ft
- 629
- Diesel, single screw
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Loss
- July 13, 2016
- Intentional sinking
- Off Singer Island, Palm Beach County, Florida
- Atlantic Ocean
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- 0
- 0
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The Wreck Today
- 60
- Sunk intact and upright; condition at time of placement was newly established reef structure.
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Position
- 26.78° N 80.00° W
- Approximate position
- Singer Island, Palm Beach County, Florida
Rounded from reported dive coordinates near 26°47.058'N, 80°00.096'W.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (72/100)
Builder and shipyard are not established in the sources reviewed.
Sinking date, dimensions, and history.
Seizure circumstances and reef program context.
