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A shot I took of The Sapona.
The following is a somewhat detailed description of the wreck:

"The Sapona, which was a ferro-concrete steamer is also known as the
Concrete Wreck. She was a 350 foot concrete hulled freighter, designed by Henry Ford and built in 1919 by Liberty Ship Building Co. in Brunswick,
Ga. This 2,795 ton vessel was originally christened the Lone Star. She was
one of a handful of ships built with steel reinforced concrete. This type of
construction was done in an effort to conserve on precious steel during
World War I.

Due to the extreme weight of this vessel, the Lone Star quickly proved that she was not cost efficient to operate and was sold soon after. A few years later, the Lone Star, which was by this time renamed Sapona, was purchased by a Bahamian who used the vessel to store prohibition whiskey. Rum runners would cruise to and from Florida picking up their illegal cargo from the Sapona, which was moored just offshore of Bimini.
ln 1926, a severe hurricane hit Bimini. Even though the Sapona had been
moved to a safe protected area, she was broken into two after being
bounced off of the sea bed by massive merciless waves. During World War II, the Sapona was utilized once again, this time as a target for bombing practice. Air Force and Navy planes flew from Florida to Bimini to drop bombs on the Sapona. Accuracy of their staffing runs were improved by firing 30 caliber bullets into her rusting hulk. Today, the wreck of the Sapona rests in only 15 to 20 feet of water. She is seen by some as an ugly, rusting hulk sticking out of an otherwise empty sea, and by others as a wonderful underwater sanctuary for all types of marine creatures. Due to her depth, this site can be explored by snorkelers
as well as scuba divers. Visitors of the Sapona will see yellow tails, blue tangs, puffer fish, stingrays, queen and French Angelfish, barracudas, and jacks. Just be careful of the fire coral which abounds on this wreck."
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Description
A shot I took of The Sapona.
The following is a somewhat detailed description of the wreck:

"The Sapona, which was a ferro-concrete steamer is also known as the
Concrete Wreck. She was a 350 foot concrete hulled freighter, designed by Henry Ford and built in 1919 by Liberty Ship Building Co. in Brunswick,
Ga. This 2,795 ton vessel was originally christened the Lone Star. She was
one of a handful of ships built with steel reinforced concrete. This type of
construction was done in an effort to conserve on precious steel during
World War I.

Due to the extreme weight of this vessel, the Lone Star quickly proved that she was not cost efficient to operate and was sold soon after. A few years later, the Lone Star, which was by this time renamed Sapona, was purchased by a Bahamian who used the vessel to store prohibition whiskey. Rum runners would cruise to and from Florida picking up their illegal cargo from the Sapona, which was moored just offshore of Bimini.
ln 1926, a severe hurricane hit Bimini. Even though the Sapona had been
moved to a safe protected area, she was broken into two after being
bounced off of the sea bed by massive merciless waves. During World War II, the Sapona was utilized once again, this time as a target for bombing practice. Air Force and Navy planes flew from Florida to Bimini to drop bombs on the Sapona. Accuracy of their staffing runs were improved by firing 30 caliber bullets into her rusting hulk. Today, the wreck of the Sapona rests in only 15 to 20 feet of water. She is seen by some as an ugly, rusting hulk sticking out of an otherwise empty sea, and by others as a wonderful underwater sanctuary for all types of marine creatures. Due to her depth, this site can be explored by snorkelers
as well as scuba divers. Visitors of the Sapona will see yellow tails, blue tangs, puffer fish, stingrays, queen and French Angelfish, barracudas, and jacks. Just be careful of the fire coral which abounds on this wreck."
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