Sebastian Belalcazar

Wreck

The Sebastian was scuttled by the Colombian navy in 2004 to create an artificial reef which would attract marine life. Now plump surgeonfish nibble the algae growing from the captain’s cabin as shoals of grunts swirl above and pufferfish nestle among white sea-fans in the front deck. A seven-foot grouper fish which has made the Sebastian its home patrols the ship like a bodyguard. If divers hang in the still water off the ship's edge and peer into the open, they are likely to see large fish such as giant trevalley and even tuna. Diving instructors say that on rare occasions, reef sharks are spotted lurking in the shadows under the ship's hull.
Given its historical significance, it is surprising that the Colombian military decided to sink the Sebastian. The boat was built in the 40s by the U.S., and sold to the Colombian navy in the 70s. To date, the Sebastian is the only Colombian ship to experience combat, when its crew tried to board a vessel shipping arms to the M-19 guerrilla group, and the smugglers resisted with gunfire.
The Sebastian is not the only attraction for divers to discover beneath the bay's surface. Nearby rocky reefs attract life in abundance, with fat parrotfish, trumpetfish and lobsters.

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