West Palm Beach charter operations and Gulf Stream wildlife/current context.
Compact upright wreck with barracuda, grouper, and boat-only access.
Compact upright wreck with barracuda, grouper, and boat-only access.
Merci Jesus is a compact upright artificial-reef wreck off South Florida that delivers a straightforward boat-only wreck dive with enough structure to attract schooling fish and resident predators without feeling like a giant technical project. The hull sits cleanly on the bottom with the bow pointing south, giving divers an easy visual frame as they move around the wreck and watch barracuda, grouper, and clouds of smaller fish stacking around the metalwork. It works best as a Palm Beach style charter dive where the wreck itself is the focal point and current, visibility, and fish activity shape how long divers can linger on each side of the structure.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Depth range, seasonality, and planning context.
Typical Conditions
A Palm Beach wreck dive with drift-style boat logistics, moderate current influence from the Gulf Stream, and visibility often good enough to circle the full structure in one dive.
Hazards, restrictions, and access requirements.
Key Hazards
Safety Notes
Plan for charter entry and pickup in moving water, stay within no-decompression and gas limits for the wreck depth, and treat any internal spaces as overhead zones even on a compact wreck.
Access Restrictions
Access is typically by dive boat only; shore diving is not the normal way to visit the wreck.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Scuba divers visit an upright wreck roughly 90 ft long and 26 ft wide, with the bow oriented south.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Community dive logs and visit reports for this site.
Average conditions based on logged dives & visits.
Planning answers for access, conditions, timing, and site logistics.
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Research Sources
West Palm Beach charter operations and Gulf Stream wildlife/current context.
Palm Beach drift diving context for reefs and wrecks.
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