Sapona Wreck

South Bimini, Bahamaswreck11 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Sapona WreckSouth Bimini

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind6 kn NE

Current~0.3 kn NNW · model

Swell

0.2 m · 5s · N

Water

28 °C

Max depth

11 m

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 01:00 & 13:30 local

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 17:32 local

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On-face swell 0.0 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

The Sapona Wreck is one of Bimini's most famous dive sites, located in the Bahamas within the legendary Bermuda Triangle. The vessel ran aground during the Great Hurricane of 1926 and subsequently served as a storage site for illegal rum during Prohibition. It has also been connected to the mystery of missing Flight 19, featured in a James Bond novel, and used for U.S. military training exercises. The wreck has since transformed into an artificial reef.

The site reaches a maximum depth of 11 metres (36 feet), with a reef bottom, and the wreck structure is now heavily colonised by colorful coral and tropical fish. Visibility is great, and current runs light, making it a comfortable dive for exploring the hull and surrounding reef terrain.

The Sapona suits Open Water certified divers and beginners. It is a boat dive, accessible year-round, and the site is dived as part of a day-trip excursion from the Fort Lauderdale area with a ferry crossing to Bimini.

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