The wreck is 258 feet long by 37 feet wide by 50 feet tall rising to within 60 feet of the surface. For safety reasons, all hatches and doors have been removed.

With the main deck at 90 feet and a maximum depth of 110 feet, this is a great dive when using a 36% Nitrox mix. By diving the wreck with this mix you get more bottom time on the wreck and more bottom time on the following dive.

Going, Going, Gone!


Peter Schulz 59K	Peter Schulz 62K	Peter Schulz 66K	Peter Schulz 64K

On the Bottom


Barracuda on Bow Ed Tichenor 44K	Winch on Bow Ed Tichenor 37K	On the Bridge Ed Tichenor 54K	Wheelhouse from Stern Ed Tichenor 28K
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Vessel History

The M/V CASTOR was designed as a dry cargo carrier by the Dutch as a Shelterdeck Coaster used for timbers. The ship was built in 1970 at the Bodewes Shipyard, Martenshoek, Netherlands.
Upon its completion in 1970, the M/V CASTOR, originally the M/V DOROTHEE BOS, sailed throughout western Europe carrying cargo and supplies until 1988.
Under the new name of M/V MER STAR, the captain and crew embarked from northern Spain (Requijada) to Mobile, Alabama. The ship has remained within the Caribbean working between the ports of call in southeast United States, Mexico, Columbia, and Aruba.
Over the last dozen years it's name was changed many times. Included are; M/V ANN MARY, IRMA, ALLEGRO SEA, GULF VIKING, CARIB STAR, TROPIC and most recently the M/V CASTOR.
In 1999 the M/V CASTOR was seized by U.S. Customs agents after being stopped on the high seas by the Coast Guard and found carrying 200 bales of cocaine weighing 10,127 pounds in a container shipment of bagged sugar. The captain and crew were all arrested.
The ship then became a derelict along the Miami River and was seized for debts accrued by the former ship's owner.

The total cost for this project, including acquiring, preparing, towing, and scuttling the ship was $75,000. Funds for this project came from the County's Vessel Registration Fee Trust Fund.