In the last 20 years, the wreck has been broken up by hurricanes. Now only the stern of the ship stands upright and is the groupers favorite place to seek refuge.

While the summer season in Palm Beach Florida is at its peak, an extraordinary natural event is taking place underwater. This is the spawning period for the goliath grouper and the result is one of the most spectacular underwater shows on the planet.

Broken by a hurricane just one year after it sank, the mangled hull of El Aguila is a great habitat for marine life.

In gin-clear water, this ship’s massiveness is overwhelming.

The nutrients of the channel have made this wreck a magnet for macro life.

The sight of the Kittiwake resting next to the reef in the white Caribbean sand surrounded by crystal clear blue water is truly phenomenal.

Hanging on an angle over the edge of the abyss, the Carrie Lee looks like at any moment could slide and plummet into the deep blue. Gone for ever.

A colourful dive on Cayman Island's cutest wreck.

SS Sapona was a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini during a hurricane in 1926. The wreck of the ship is easily visible above the water, and is both a navigational landmark for boaters and a popular dive site.

Where once the inter-island mail was stored is now a spectacular underwater cage, covered by sponges and corals.

Twice a day, the boats from Stuart Cove’s go out, ready to have a close encounter with Caribbean reef sharks. And what better location than the Ray of Hope wreck.

Bahamas reefs are as star-studded as topside Nassau.

Our attention turned to this new wreck as we tried our DIY investigative skills.

A night dive on the sister ship of the Calypso brings back haunting memories.

Ironically, schools of fish now seek shelter in this ship that once served as a refrigerator vessel for the fishing industry.

A dive through this eerie underwater ossuary is like a walk through the catacombs of Paris.

On August 1, 1970 Nevis was changed forever, when most people from the island lost a loved-one in this tragic inter-island ferry disaster.

The southern tip of Bequia is a navigational trap for those in a hurry to arrive at Admiralty Bay.

Why the Captain of the SS Antilles decided to sail into the narrow, shallow strait is still not known.

Two is company, three is a crowd, except when it comes to tugboat wrecks!

The Veronica L originally sunk at the site of the future cruise ship terminal in St Georges.

The solidified bags of cement in the hull are well organized into piles, as if they are ready to be off-loaded at the next harbour.

Hema 1 is a favorite resting place for nurse sharks, which come in large numbers.

Swimming in perfect unison, the Atlantic spadefish perform a ballet for visiting divers.

The Atlantic side of Grenada is home to several world-class shipwrecks and one of the best is the King Mitch.

Orange cup coral decorate the Caribbean’s most colourful, coral encrusted wreck.

The archipelago of the BVIs is a very popular tourist area for the wealthy. Living in luxury villas on the islands and at sea, catamarans glide between the islands on turquoise water. Living the dream! But this dream can turn into a nightmare when a hurricane sweeps through the islands, as did on the night in 1867 when The Rhone sunk.

In September 1996, a Russian military frigate, known as Russian Destroyer #356, was sunk in Cayman Brac to make an artificial reef.

Anegada Island’s fringing coral reef along the northern coast of the British Viirgin Islands is reputed to be a cemetery of boats. Since the 15th century, hundreds of boats have been stranded and sank in this barely visible trap just beneath the surface.

In October 1961, 362 cruise ship passengers found themselves on the docks of St George, Grenada, in their pyjamas, wondering what had happened to their Caribbean cruise.

Even though the lionfish have replaced the sailors and passengers, their phantoms still haunt this dramatic wreck that sank in 1902.

Upright with two of the three masts and rigging in place, it is a wonderful and surrealist sight! It appears like the Nahoon has continued it’s sail-worthy journey into another world.

In 1902, the eruption of Mount Pelée devastated the city of Saint-Pierre in Martinique. With 33,000 deaths, this natural disaster is one of the most deadly in the history of mankind. All the ships at anchor in the bay sunk, creating a shipwreck graveyard at the bottom of the sea. The last to be discovered was the mysterious Tamaya.

In December 1912, a three-mast clipper named the Mairi Bahn arrived on the island of Bonaire. Little did the captain know that this would be her final port of call.

Start with a beautiful Caribbean coral reef. Add some crystal-clear water, a bunch of bandits and a cargo of Colombian contraband. Stir well. The result—an intriguing episode in Bonairian dive history and a wreck called the Hilma Hooker.

Upright, intact and home to goliath groupers, angelfish, moray eels, barracudas and schools of fish.

If you’re not afraid of the wind and the current, try your luck on the windward side of Bonaire for some of the lesser-known shipwrecks and other surprises.

Sometimes small wrecks are enough of a shelter to attract marine life, making for fantastic diving.

Forty miles east of Bonaire, a large semi-submerged coral reef faintly peeps above the surface of the sea. This very dangerous and practically invisible reef has been known for centuries as a navigational trap. In its coral clutches lie the remains of an expedition by the French that could have changed the destiny of the southern Caribbean.

Beneath the surface of the clear Caribbean Sea, close to the spectacular white sand beaches of Aruba, sleep some fabulous historic shipwrecks. The wreck of the Antilla serves as a testimony to the tumultuous past of this beautiful island, dating back to the Second World War.

Among the wrecks that have been sunk for the pleasure of divers are the Jane Sea, the Debby II and the Star Gerren. Aruba’s celebrity from wreck diving is clearly deserved with ships like these making up the diving menu.

This airplane wreck is surreal - it rests on its landing gear and has its nose pointing in the air, as though it is ready to take off for open water from the coral reef.

The Superior Producer was not a glorious military frigate or a proud sailing vessel. It was a boat with a simple purpose and no real story—until one Christmas when it sunk.

A pair of tugboats with beautiful orange cup coral awaits you at the bottom of the Seaquarium wall in Curaçao.

Curaçao is truly the island of tugboat wrecks. There’s the Saba tugboat, the Seaquarium barges, the Vaersen Bay barge… and still, one even more popular one.

If you’ve ever dreamed of simultaneously diving and driving, this is the place for you.