Havel
Freighter · Lost 1987 · Florida's Atlantic Coast
The German freighter Havel was sunk as the Bud Bar artificial reef off Boynton Beach, Florida, on July 16, 1987.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The 169-foot German freighter Havel was built in 1968, renamed Olive M. in 1977, and hauled goods between Florida, the Bahamas and Haiti before she was sunk on July 16, 1987, in about 95 feet of water off Boynton Beach, Florida, as an artificial reef. Because Budweiser helped pay for the sinking, divers know the site as the Budweiser Bar, or simply Bud Bar.
Vessel
- 1968
- Deutsche Industriewerke
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- Steel
- 169 ft
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- Diesel
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Loss
- July 16, 1987
- Intentional sinking
- Off Boynton Beach, in about 95 feet of water
- Atlantic Ocean
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The Wreck Today
- 95 ft
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Position
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- Position not established
- Boynton Beach, Florida
No pin: no surveyed wreck position in the sources used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (45/100)
Based on a published secondary account; original records were not independently inspected.
Article narrative of construction, voyage and loss.
Built 1968 as Havel by Deutsche Industriewerke; renamed Olive M. in 1977; scuttled 16 July 1987 by the Palm Beach County Artificial Reef Program.
