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Underwater at Carlisle Bay Wrecks

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

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer