St. George Wreck
Boat dive · Wreck
A 1962 cargo ship sunk in 1999 and now one of the favourite dives in the whole Dominican Republic — an upright artificial reef in 30 to 40 metres, home to big schools of barracuda.
About this site
The St. George was built in Scotland in 1962 to carry wheat and barley between Norway and the Americas. After two decades of service she was abandoned in Santo Domingo's port, and in June 1999 she was deliberately sunk about half a mile off the beach at Bayahibe. Today she stands upright on the seabed as a magnificent artificial reef, home to schools of many different fish — especially barracuda. At 30 to 40 metres she is an advanced dive, and one of the most popular sites in the country.
Marine life spotted here
- Schools of barracuda
- Groupers
- Schooling reef fish
- Coral growth on the hull
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