Governor's River Walk Reef

Governor's River Walk Reef is a line of four coastal freighters about a mile and a half south of Lake Worth Inlet, off Palm Beach. All four were seized by US Customs and the Coast Guard in drug cases and handed to Palm Beach County's artificial reef program. The Shasha Boekanier (184 ft), St. Jacques (180 ft) and Gilbert Sea (170 ft) went down in February 2002, and the Thozina (174 ft) joined them that December. The reef is named for Governor Jeb Bush. The ships lie in a south-to-north line like a convoy, just east of the South Double Ledges. Each has broken apart amidships, and the stern of the Shasha Boekanier now rests near the bow of the St. Jacques. Red, orange and yellow sponges and corals cover the hulls. French angelfish and other tropical fish live on the wrecks, and sea turtles and sharks are regular visitors. The current here is nearly constant, so the dive is a drift along the line from one wreck to the next, with the boat picking divers up at the end.