SS Benwood Park to form a protection program in 1959 to prevent further damage to the historical wreckage. Today, the "Benwood" is a protected resource under the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which was formed in 1975. Since then, the "Benwood" site has played host to countless recreational dives, as it is an extremely popular night dive site. Since her sinking, the Benwood has become an artificial reef, providing the only high-profile reef in the immediate vicinity. She lies in 55 feet of sea water with hull plates found in the sand around the perimeter. SS Benwood The "Benwood" is a shipwreck
Shipwrecks of Western Australia Dawn", a former American Whale ship, the wooden whalers "Star", "Lively", "Lady Lyttelton" . The iron hulled SS "Macedon", the composite barque "Lady Elizabeth" and the other Rottnest Island shipwrecks assume considerable prominence as a suite of sites presented in the 'wreck trail', 'wreck access' or 'museum-without-walls' mode. In the modern era and the German auxiliary cruiser "Kormoran", adversaries in World War II, have been the subject of extensive study. They were both found in 2008. This is a listing of all shipwrecks recorded on the WA Museum database. Shipwrecks of Western Australia Over 1400 ships have been wrecked on