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A 37-foot Edgewater center console with triple 300-horsepower Yamaha outboards makes a 70-mile run from Opal Key Marina in Key West to Dry Tortugas National Park.2:21 The route passes through the Lakes Passage and around the north side of the Marquesas to reach Fort Jefferson.3:23 Visitors to the fort now use a QR code system for park permits, which requires internet access available under the breezeway.16:59 Loggerhead Key, located near the fort, offers mooring balls on its west side for private vessels, though the area is subject to swell and requires careful navigation.42:22 The return trip passes the Marquesas and the active Mel Fisher treasure-hunting vessel, which recently recovered a silver bar near the site of the Atocha wreck.49:42 The captain notes that private boat charters provide the most comprehensive access to the park, including Loggerhead Key, compared to the Yankee Freedom ferry or seaplane services.27:37

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