Carib Cargo dive site

Overview

Description

Carib Cargo / RoRo / Carib Ghost. This account comes from Steve P, one of the salvagers of the wreck. Carib was damaged during Hurricane Luis (1995), moored outside of Phillipsburg, and during Hurricane Bertha (1996) disappeared. Later, fisherman noticed an oil slick and a salvage team was dispatched. Carib had been found! It lays upright at 65 feet (19.8m) in sand surrounded by seagrass. Check out the reef balls, full of wildlife. Common critters: Schools of tomtate, bluestripe grunt, and b…

Location 17.99510, -63.06889Get Directions

Useful training for this sitePADI Advanced Open Water Diver, Aware Shark Conservation Diver, Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) Diver, Dive Against Debris, Full Face Mask Diver, Self-Reliant Diver, PADI Deep Diver, PADI Wreck Diver, PADI Underwater Navigator, PADI Boat Diver, PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy, PADI Night Diver, PADI Underwater Photographer, PADI Underwater Videographer, PADI Underwater Naturalist, PADI Fish Identification

Dive Types

Wreck

Suggested Equipment

Camera, Dive computer, Dive Flag, Dive skin, Rash guard, Surface Marker Buoy, Torch, Wetsuit

Entry

Boat

Common SightingsSurgeonfish, Boxfish / pufferfish, Lionfish, Goatfish, Trumpetfish / pipefish, Angelfish, Triggerfish, Butterflyfish, Barracuda, Grouper, Fish, Snapper, Parrot fish, Jackfish, Parrotfish, Eagle ray, Sting ray, Sharks, Rays, Moray eel, Sea urchin, Sea cucumber, Lobster, Gorgonian fan, Sea anemone, Coral, Reef Fish

Water Type

Salt

Maximum Depth 21 feet / 6 meters

Entry

BoatShore/Beach

Common SightingsSharks, Whales, Dolphins, Turtles

Water Type

Salt

Maximum Depth 21 feet / 6 meters

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