Windmill Shallows

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Continuation of the “Sherwood Forest“ ridge that starts at about 17 m / 50 ft and slopes to a max depth on the outside of 48 m / 150 ft. A large section of Sea plume Forests interspersed with hard coral sections are covered in gorgonians and the top has small sandy areas and underhangs for lobsters.

Pelagics, notably mackerel here on the edge and Simnias and Whip coral shrimps, if you can find them!

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Wildlife Species

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SSI Training Centers

27m / 89ft

Max. Depth

beginner

Level

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Dive sites nearby

Rum Runner (Wreck)

Wreck found by mistake after divers ended a dive and drifted over it on ascent spotting it lying on the sand at 31 mtrs / 105 ft. No-one could find information on this wreck, however it looks similar in style to the “Rhum Runner“ party boats running from St. Georges.

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Sherwood Forest

Deepwater ridge outside “Bass Reef“ starts at 50 ft/ 17m and drops to 48 m/ 150 ft on the outside edge. Old Anchors can be seen sticking out of the reef from when the French had to cut the lines and run for Moliniere Point away from the English naval attack.

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Escape Reef

One of the last sections of reef on the Caribbean side before reaching the Atlantic, this means it can have 2 Kts of current, hence the name! Due to currents be prepared to see anything (potentially, very quickly!). Most sections are between 40 ft/12 mtr and 72 ft/21 mtrs although some reach 30 mtrs/100ft.

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MV Shakem, wreck

200ft / 70 mtr Cargo vessel originally built in Germany in 1965, sank in 105 ft / 31 mtrs of water in 2001 due to overloading of cement meant for the Radisson resort expansion. Lots of penetration options to those certified.

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1 / 4 Wreck (Stern Courier)

This site is the stern section of the Courier wreck in 11 meters / 35 ft of water, resting upside down with the Engine block and hull plates scattered around when it rolled from the top of the reef after falling off a transport barge.

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Spice Island Reef

Start at a mooring 7 mtrs / 21 ft with a resident Octopus hiding in it. You can explore the large sand patch or head seaward passing over a forest of Sea plumes and sea rods then onto a hard reef slowly descending to the reef edge between 30 ft / 10 mtrs and 70 ft / 21 mtrs with large rocks scattered off the edge

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Special Request

Outer edge of Dr. Grooms Garden, sloping from 12 mtrs / 40ft to average of 23 mtrs / 75 ft although down to 32 mtrs / 105 ft in places. Top of slope with many sea plumes and the deeper you go the harder the coral becomes.

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Road to Veronica

Nice reef dive over a shallow pretty reef using the current to end on Veronica L wreck. Most of the dive is around 25 ft / 11 mtrs but around the wreck you will be at about 45 ft / 15 mtrs.

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Quarantine Point

Reef system with Tongue and bay type, top about 14 mtrs / 46 ft and bottom 75 ft / 22 mtrs. “Bays“ have sand, and flounders can be seen as well as Barracuda, drums and Scorpion fish. The “Tongues“ have Seaplumes and Porites corals growing and seem to be a favourite for Seahorses.

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Anina (Wreck)

Flat bottomed inter island cargo vessel, it was a container cargo vessel, lying on the starboard side in 31 m / 106 ft of water. Sat at anchor for years before sinking in August 2019.

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