A freighter built in Werf-Gorinchem, Holland, in 1962 the Eagle was originally named the Raila Dan. She was 269' long with a 40' beam. She led an uneventful transport career, however, in 1985 a fire broke out aboard while en route from Miami to Venezuela, damaging the vessel beyond repair. Members of the Islamorada diving and tourism communities and the Eagle Tire Company arranged for the vessel to be prepared as a dive-ready artificial reef. Doors were removed and large holes were blasted in the hull. During the sinking, the wreck shifted and landed on its starboard side. During Hurricane Georges in September of 1998, the Eagle broke into 2 pieces. A distance of about 100 feet now separates the two halves which rest in 120' of water.