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bar jacks, French angelfish, and snappers of a large, flat shoreline rock has a
reside here. diagonal crack and resembles a dive flag,
and is called DIVE FLAG ROCK. Steep
GRAINTON 70' - 105' (21-32m) Int. - rocky slope descends to sandy bottom and
Adv. This 450', 6,341-ton grain freighter an old cement truck.
wreck sank in the 1930's, and has
collapsed, but there are still open holds WYE REEF 40'-60' (12-18m) Beg.
and spaces to explore. Sparse remnants of the royal mail
steamship WYE lie here. This is the sister
ROUGH POINT to 90' (27m) Adv. This ship of the extraordinary
site has 4 pinnacles and "The Magazine,” wreck of the RMS Rhone wreck, which is
a cave with a stale-air pocket. Early at Salt Island, British Virgin Islands.
divers find reef sharks, tarpon and big
barracuda. Tons of silversides and all BUCK ISLAND COVE & CARTANZA
kinds fish and invertebrates reside here. SEÑORA 20-60' (6-18m) Beg. This boat
Caution: Surgy - dive when calm. dive is near a rocky islet with a lighthouse,
and is a favorite amongst student divers.
NAVY BARGES 25' - 40' (8-12m) Beg. The 190' freighter Cartanza Señora was
Here lie the blasted remains of scuttled sunk for a reef here in 1979, but
Navy barges. Accessible crawlspaces hurricanes have wrecked the wreck.
require a dive light to see the photogenic Remnants make a great fish nursery,
colors. Encrusted wreck is a good night which is great for snorkelers.
dive.
FRENCHMAN'S CAP (FRENCHCAP
KENNEDY WRECK 45'-65' (15-22m) CAY) 35'-95' (11-29m) Int. This dive
Beg. This 200' barge which formerly seldom visited due to strong currents and
serviced the aircraft carrier USS John F. inconvenient distance. Numerous
Kennedy was accidently sunk keel-side up canyons, ledges, pinnacles and caves are
in the late 1980's. Dark spaces shelter big- loaded with marine life. A large cave on
eyed fishes including squirrelfish and north end of Cay is called the
cardinalfish. Great night dive.
BUCK ISLAND POINT 20' - 60' (6-18m) PINNACLE. A 50' long peak at the cay is
Beg. Boat dive to north side of islet on called CATHEDRAL. CORAL BOWL
photogenic classic coral gardens in spur- (JOE'S JAM) 30'-70' (9-21m) Beg. This
and-groove reef. Snorkeling is right next wide, natural bowl is comprised of coral
to Buck Island Point on TEJO'S REEF. pillars and all kinds of colorful sponges.
Many parrotfishes chomp on the coral and
ANDRÉ'S REEF 20' - 75' (6-23m) Beg. excrete sand for Buck Island's trio of
Boat dive to reef named after local diver beaches.
and former submarine captain. East end
