The Jupiter Star, a 498-ton freighter, was launched on May 19, 1956, under the name Ubbergen. Built by B.V. v/h Scheepswerven Gebr. Van Diepen in Waterhuizen, Netherlands, it initially served as a general cargo vessel, but in 1961, it underwent a transformation. Converted into a livestock carrier, it ferried over 50,000 horses between Amsterdam and the Baltic Sea port of Klaipéda, Lithuania.

In 1966, the Ubbergen returned to its original configuration as a general cargo freighter. Over the next three decades, it changed hands multiple times, adopting various names: Hella Schaa, Katerina El, Kostas, Nita II, Pallini, Eleni M., Nitsa, Falcon, and Christopher 8 Natalie. Finally, in 1994, it was sold to Belizean shipping company Rose Shipping Limited and renamed the Rosemarie.

Curiously, the transition to the name Jupiter Star lacks clarity, as it doesn’t appear in official documentation. Abandoned on the Miami River, it found new purpose as an artificial reef. The Atlantic Gamefish Foundation prepared it, renaming it the Cleve Iones, Sr. in honor of Jones Boat Yard’s founder. On August 14, 2002, the former Ubbergen was scuttled at the Pflueger Artificial Reef Site off Miami.

Today, the Jupiter Star rests intact on its port side in approximately 160 feet of water. Divers, with proper training, can explore the funnel and engine room, observing numerous gauge panels.