 
A 186-foot Freighter was sank in 164 feet of
water on May, 17 1987 off Pompano Beach. It should be emphasized that
although parts of the Miller Lite are in recreational diving depths,
this wreck should only be visited by properly trained, experienced
divers. In 1957 a German refrigerator cargo vessel was commissioned the
Mini-horn, it was a beautiful ship. She was in service for almost 30
years before her demise.
During that time she was given two other
names, with her final one being Miller Lite, for the sponsor that helped
finance her sinking. The Broward Department of Natural resource
Protection has one of the largest artificial reef programs in the world.
In 1987 it obtained ownership of the vessel, cleaned it and was sank
during the yearly Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo. During the sinking there
were 200 boaters and 1,000 people on the shore watching the explosion,
which could be seen for ten miles. |