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Overview
30 m steel cargo vessel deliberately sunk in 1998, sitting upright in 30 m of water with the wheelhouse at 18 m. Heavy sponge growth, schooling horse-eye jacks, and accessible swim-throughs for trained wreck divers.
What you'll see
3 species curated- year-roundSchooling horse-eye jack
- year-roundGreen moray eel
- year-roundBarracuda
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceSchooling horse-eye jack
- Last confirmed
- May 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
The wreck
Ship history- No formal protection
Freighter · Honduras
Halliburton 211
- Built
- 1960
- Sunk
- Oct 29, 1998
- Length
- 30 m
- Diveable depth
- 18–30 m
- How she sank
- Scuttled as artificial reef
Small coastal freighter scuttled off Utila as an artificial reef. Sits upright with intact wheelhouse and deck cargo bays.
Notable features
- wheelhouse swim-through
- deck cargo hold
- abundant fish life
Vessel histories sourced from the Naval History and Heritage Command (DANFS), NOAA ENC Direct, and editorial research. Bathymetry per GEBCO. See the methodology for limits.
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25–26 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Feb | 25–26 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Mar | 26–27 °C | 25–40 m | mild |
| Apr | 26–27 °C | 25–40 m | mild |
| May | 27–28 °C | 25–40 m | mild |
| Jun | 28–29 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Jul | 28–29 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Aug | 28–29 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Sep | 28–29 °C | 15–30 m | mild |
| Oct | 27–28 °C | 15–30 m | mild |
| Nov | 26–27 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Dec | 25–26 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Dive light — Interior swim-throughs need a primary beam.
- Wreck-trained guide — Penetration sections require formal wreck training.
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