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It's not terribly difficult diving the Castor, except in the most ripping current, if you are with a reasonably experienced group. It's pretty easy to find protection and not hard to get to the bow from the stern in the remnants of the cargo deck. The Goliath Grouper are often packed into the wreck in high current, as are the Barracuda, Horse-eye Jacks, other hunters, and bait.Yea they don't cancel for current. They cancel due to sea conditions and that's about it. They may change dive sites certainly but they won't cancel. Not that I've ever seen. This is one reason I prefer Southeast FL vs. Key Largo. Many of the wrecks are drifted (Jupiter, Palm Beach) and the current is just not a big factor. Take shelter behind the wreck when you need to and then let go and drift along then repeat. For the wrecks that are dived moored-in such as the Castor, Lady Luck, etc. if the current is ripping they can simply do a reef drift dive instead. It's a nice alternative vs. fighting the current.