The Oro Verde was at one time the USS Palm Beach (AGER-3). Palm Beach was a Banner class intelligence gathering ship. The USS Pueblo (AGER-2) , the second ship of the class, was captured by the North Koreans in 1968 and the crew held prisoner for almost a year.
I too dove this wreck back in the mid 80's.. It was broken in half then and had a lot of room inside, now is has flattened out. Big Sand Chute is one of my favorite dives in GC
The Oro Verde was at one time the USS Palm Beach (AGER-3). Palm Beach was a Banner class intelligence gathering ship. The USS Pueblo (AGER-2) , the second ship of the class, was captured by the North Koreans in 1968 and the crew held prisoner for almost a year.
Chariotwhiskey 1 year ago
I too dove this wreck back in the mid 80's.. It was broken in half then and had a lot of room inside, now is has flattened out. Big Sand Chute is one of my favorite dives in GC
kdarhh 2 years ago
I dove Oro Verde last summer (08) and it was fantastic. Still tons of life around there; I went at night so it was varied, but still spectacular.
fineprnt 3 years ago
I used to dive this wreck back in the late 1980's. It sure has changed/collapsed over time!
vanwinkle8 3 years ago
that water is always so clear
mosstick 3 years ago
WOW! 20 years have done a lot of damage to the Oro Verde.
motaloca 4 years ago
c00l wreck!
evanrob1000 4 years ago