• Launch: April 4, 1956, at the Elmshorn, Germany shipyard of Kremer Sohn

• 1990, Rex Bear arrived in Miami from Haiti, and squatted along the Miami River for over seven years.

• After efforts from local and state agencies failed to motivate representatives for the Costa Rican company that owned the derelict vessel to move the Rex Bear, which was basically a hazard, the U S. Coast Guard began levying steep fines to illicit the desired response.  

• The derelict vessel was ultimately donated to a local sport fishing group for use as an artificial reef.

Other Names:

• Simon (1965 - Norwegian)

• Ramsland (1975 - Norway)

• God is Good

• Rex

• Rex Bear (Costa Rica)

• Augie Ferrigno (Divesite Name)

Divesite:

On June 16, 1998, the Rex Bear was sunk as an artificial reef four and a half miles south of Government Cut in memory of a local fishing tackle supplier named Augie Ferrigno. The Rex Bear now sits upright and intact off Miami.