A mysterious wreck lays about 40 miles offshore St. Augustine, which for decades had no name other than the Bear Wreck.
Earlier this year, it was determined to be the SS Cotopaxi, a coal-hauling ship that left Charleston, South Carolina, on a trip bound to Havana on Nov. 29, 1925.
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A storm ended its passage prematurely, and none of the 32 people on board were ever seen or heard from again.
After nearly 100 years underwater, some structure remains and is host to big fish, including sharks and grouper. Local Diver Joe Kistel, from Think It, Sink It, Reef It, recently showed what’s left, which includes the ship’s bow and boilers.
In the video below, watch as sharks circle Kistel and check out the large goliath grouper that’s unique to waters this far north along our coast.