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The MV WIT Shoal II was built in 1943 as a US Navy Landing Ship Tank LST-457 and served in the Pacific, earning eight battle stars. After the war LST-457 returned to the US, was decommissioned and struck from the Navy list. She was purchased by the St. Charles Transportation Co. and modified at the Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. for use as a log hauler. By 1984 she was owned by the West Indies Trading Company (WIT), renamed the WIT Shoal II, and was working as as inter-island freighter in the Caribbean. On November 5th, 1984, while in the harbor at Charlotte Amalia, she was wrecked by Hurricane Klaus , a category I hurricane. The WIT Shoal II was later raised and patched so she could be towed to nearby Puerto Rico for scrapping. While under tow 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of San Saba Island, one of the patches broke and she sank upright and intact in 85 feet (26 m) of water. Today the WIT Shoal II is a popular dive site, with five decks to explore. However the wreck is subject to strong tidal currents of nearly 2 knots, so it is safest to dive the wreck at slack water.