Maui Dive Sites - The St. Anthony

The St. Anthony is a 65' Louisiana shrimp boat that's now part of an artificial reef off Wailea. Intentionally sunk in 70 feet of water in 1997, the St. Anthony is now a popular South Maui dive site.

The St. Anthony made it's way to Hawaii after the collapse of the shrimping industry to become a long line fisher. She eventually ended up as a derelict in Honolulu. Scheduled to be sunk in deep water, the boat was "rescued" by a group of Maui residents interested in making her part of the reef. After being made environmentally and diver friendly, she was sunk next to the existing tire and cement artificial reef.

Today the reef is home to over 50 species of fish. The addition of the St. Anthony has drawn many green sea turtles to the reef. The turtles are the main attraction for diving the wreck. They wedge themselves all over the wreck and make for great photo opportunities.

If you're diving South Maui you'll find the St. Anthony an interesting dive site. It and the Carthaginian II, which was sunk off Lahaina in 2005, are the only two wreck dives on Maui. We recommend it.

Photo credits: doctorkb at flicker. St. Anthony | Turtle