The C-53 is 184 feet (56 meters) long, 33 feet (10 meters) wide. It was sunk to the bottom of the Caribbean perfectly upright. It rests on the seabed in 70 feet (21 meters) from the surface.
It was sunk in Cozumel in June of 2000.
The location chosen for the wreck is just offshore from Chankanaab Park.
Sinking the C-53 as an artificial reef and dive attraction was designed and carried on by the ANOAAT (Cozumel Watersports & Tourism Association), in collaboration with local dive shops and the Parque Marino Arrecifes de Cozumel.