The Edmister

She is a 95 foot steel U.S.Coast Guard cutter. She was built in 1953 and designed to handle port security and search and rescue operations.

Located at 300 yards due south of the Jay Scutti. Approximately one mile offshore. The 95-foot Coast Guard Cutter Cape Gull was sunk on December 1989 in 70 feet of water.

After being decommissioned, she was purchased by Dale Scutti at a federal auction in 1989, and sunk as an artificial reef in memorial to Robert Edmister, an ocean environmentalist and local scuba diver.

The Robert Edmister rests in a sandy area facing north and south and listing slightly to starboard. You can reach her top at 45 feet and the port deck sits at 57 feet while the starboard deck is at 66 feet, making this an excellent first wreck dive for novices.

A 118-foot motor yacht Our House III, built in 1947 and sunk in 1993, lies 100 feet south of the Robert Edmister. This vessel was severely damaged by Andrew in August of the same year.