U.S. Virgin Islands
THE ONLY PLACE IN THE CARIBBEAN WHERE YOU CAN DIVE
A WALL,
A REEF,
A WRECK,
AND
A PIER!
ALL ON THE SAME DAY
There are five wrecks located off the west shore of the island and one on the northshore.
On the west end, in Butler Bay there's a 177' long container ship, two tug boats (you might have seen one in the movie Dreams of Gold the Mel Fisher Story), an oil barge and a trawler. All that have all been sunk for dive sites. The container ship, the Rosa Maria was hauling cinder blocks to St. Croix but they off loaded one side first which flipped the ship over and sank it. It was towed to this site and dynamited to sink it. Only half of the dynamite went off which flipped it back to right side up before sinking. Don't worry the rest of the dynamite was removed. The bow of this ship is in about 70' and the propeller touches the sand at 110'. Next to it is the newest wreck, the tugboat Coakley Bay. Just south of those two are the other three wrecks which are in shallow enough water to make a good second dive.
South of that point there are many almost virgin coral reefs in only about 30' of water. They stretch along the entire west end of the island which also hosts the Frederiksted Pier.
The northshore is more known for its wall but there is one wreck there, Chez Barge at the dive site Blue Chute just outside of Christiansted Harbor.. It's an overturned gravel barge that, as a wreck isn't that impressive, but it's a magnet for critters like Green Morays, Turtles, Rays, a HUGE Barracuda, and lots and lots of fish.
Let one of the diving professionals at a DIVERSe VIRGIN member shop, show you the outstanding wreck dives around St. Croix.