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Hickory

Freighter · Lost 1986 · Cuba & the Greater Antilles

A 135-foot freighter purposely sunk off Boca Chica in 1986, later battered by Hurricane Georges but still a popular reef dive.

Become Captain of Record

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

The freighter Hickory was deliberately sunk off Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, in 1986 to create an artificial reef dive site. She sits upright on the sandy seafloor and, though damaged by Hurricane Georges in 1998, remains largely intact and heavily encrusted with sponge and coral growth, hosting large numbers of fish.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: 135 ft
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Diesel, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: 1986
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: Off Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
Water: Caribbean Sea
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 18-65
Condition: Sits upright on a sandy seafloor; damaged by Hurricane Georges in 1998 but largely intact
Orientation: Upright
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established