Castor Wreck Diving 01 Footage

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In late 2014 I met CCR diver Jeff Anestas during a dive at the Castor wreck of the coast of Boynton Beach. Jeff was diving his beloved JJ rebreather and I had just been diving scuba for five month. Anyway, after filming Jeff during the dive, I became intrigued to switch over to rebreather and since I’ve never looked back. Thanks Jeff!
Since it’s sinking as an artificial reef on December 14, 2001 the M/V Castor has become one of the top South Florida wreck dives. This 258 foot long “Shelterdeck Coaster” lying in 140 feet seawater is home to numerous massive goliath grouper and is described as a “photogenic wreck.”
The shipwreck we know as the Castor was built at Bodewes Shipyard, Martenshoek, Netherlands and was completed in 1970. She was originally designed to carry dry cargo and was used to haul timber. In 1999, under the name M/V Castor, the ship was stopped on the high seas by the U.S. Coast Guard and was found to be carrying 10,127 pounds of cocaine in 200 bales hidden in a shipment of bagged sugar. The Castor was seized and the crew was arrested. She was taken to Miami, Florida where she became a derelict in the Miami River. Eventually the M/V Castor was seized to pay accrued debts and became available for purchase to be used as an artificial reef. Castor wreck CCR diving was filmed by Heiko Kiera aka Ojatro in South Florida in 2014.