
Carlisle Bay Wrecks
Barbados · Barbados
Carlisle Bay holds 6 shipwrecks within a 1 km radius, all deliberately sunk to create an artificial reef park in 18 to 30 m of water. The wrecks range from a 19th-century wooden trading schooner to a 1970s tugboat and a Greek freighter. Encrustation is spectacular: orange cup corals blanket the interiors and large sea turtles use the wrecks as cleaning stations. All 6 are penetrable with proper equipment and all sit within easy reach of a single mooring point.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 22 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
25 to 30°C
Tropical wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Green sea turtleLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Spotted morayLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
LionfishLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Sergeant majorLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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