El Vencedor
Fishing Vessel · Mexico · Lost Early 1980s; exact date not established in the sources reviewed. · The Sea of Cortez
A tuna trawler that struck the reef at Cabo Pulmo in the early 1980s now lies scattered on the sand, a fish-filled dive within Mexico's oldest marine park.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
El Vencedor was a small wooden tuna trawler that struck the reef at Cabo Pulmo in the early 1980s and sank onto the surrounding sandy seabed. No detailed contemporary account of the loss has been located; the wreck is known today chiefly through the Cabo Pulmo dive community, where its scattered remains support dense schools of fish and resident bull sharks.
Vessel
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- Wood
- 100 ft
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- Diesel
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Loss
- Early 1980s; exact date not established in the sources reviewed.
- Grounding
- Reef off Cabo Pulmo
- Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez)
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The Wreck Today
- 14
- Broken up and scattered on the sand; not an intact hull.
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- Within Cabo Pulmo National Park
Position
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- Reported, unconfirmed
- Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (35/100)
The exact date of loss, vessel dimensions, ownership, and circumstances beyond a reef grounding are not established in the sources reviewed, which are primarily dive-tourism descriptions rather than maritime records.
PADI dive-site network and multiple Cabo Pulmo dive operator descriptions
Vessel type, approximate loss date, location, and depth.
