Scott Mason-Chaite
Refrigerated Cargo Freighter · United States · Lost 1998 · The Florida Keys
A 297-foot refrigerated freighter, once known as the Ocean Freeze, scuttled north of Pacific Reef and now lying fully upside-down as a deep technical dive.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in Germany in 1961 as the reefer Holstenau, the vessel was later sold to American owners and renamed Ocean Freeze, then Scott Mason-Chaite. After years tied up amid unpaid fines and failed legislative efforts to compensate her owner, she was donated to the Atlantic Gamefish Foundation and scuttled north of Pacific Reef off Key Largo on July 28, 1998. She settled completely upside down, and her inverted hull now forms a distinctive, popular technical dive.
Vessel
- 1961
- Not established
- Germany
- Steel
- 297 ft
- 40 ft
- Not established
- Diesel, single screw
- Atlantic Gamefish Foundation (at loss)
Loss
- July 28, 1998
- Intentional sinking
- North of Pacific Reef, off Key Largo, Florida
- Straits of Florida
- Not established
- Not established
- 0
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 200-256
- Settled fully inverted, resting on the superstructure of her stern, with a large swim-through beneath the hull.
- Inverted
- Not established
- Within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 25.39° N 80.13° W
- Approximate position
- Key Largo, Florida
Rounded from a dive-operator waypoint list; precision is limited.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (68/100)
Beam and precise coordinates vary slightly between dive-operator sources.
Anchor Divers (Upper Key Largo dive site list)
Build history, name changes, sinking date, orientation.
Ownership dispute and donation to Atlantic Gamefish Foundation.
