I had a chance to dive the Simi wreck off the coast of Grand Bahama near Port Lacaya in March 2017.   Before we dove I had paired up with a new buddy who happens to be a very talented wild life artist.  Richard Bramble from the UK was on the boat and we talked a bit and since neither of us had a buddy we paired up for the dive.

As quite often happens because it is hard to be inconspicuous when you are lugging 35 pounds of camera gear around, I received several requests for pictures.  My rule is if you are on the dive boat with me, I am happy to share pictures with you.  If you ask I will try to make sure I include you in an image or two.  I do ask that everyone who makes a request provide me a the end of the dives for the day their email address so it makes it easy for me to share images with them.  

The Simi was purposefully sunk just after a hurricane that blew through the Bahamas in December 2016.  So when we dove it in March 2017, it has not been down long. Nevertheless you can see where sea life is beginning to grow on it and there are quite a few fish who seem to already call it home.  I thought the bow of the ship was pretty interesting because of its shape and the fact that it still had its anchor in place looking as if it had just sailed into port. 

The Simi sits in about 85 feet of water.  In the image at the top and just above, you can see part of  cables that attached  the mast to the top of the ship.  The mast had to be cut off once she was sunk, otherwise the mast could have created a hazard because it came within 15 feet of the surface.  Okay you do the math, (85 feet -15 feet) = 70 feet of boat and mast which should give you a sense of how tall the ship was before it was sunk.  

Now the wheelhouse is still intact and the wheel is still in place so anyone who wants to try to “drive the boat” can still give it a whirl.   

You do have to be a little bit careful of the wires which were not all removed before sinking.  Nonetheless, the Simi is a very interesting wreck to dive, and will probably become more interesting over time as more sea creatures decide to make it their new home.