Reef Smart Guides has created hundreds of dive and snorkel site 3D models from around the world. The sites on these pages represent just a sample. The sites are organized into categories for easy consultation. By default, all sites in all categories are presented. Sites can be filtered into specific categories by clicking on the appropriate tab below.
The SS President Coolidge is the largest shore-accessible artificial reef in the world. The ship lies on her starboard side on na gently sloping seabed, with the bow at 57 feet (17.5 meters) and the stern below 200 feet (61 meters).
Million Dollar Point is a popular shore dive in the southeast corner of Espiritu Santo. The site gets its name from the “million dollars” of U.S. Army materiel dumped into the ocean at the end of the war, consisting of trucks, diggers, bulldozers and ships.
The F4U Corsair is an airplane wreck located off the east coast of Espiritu Santo. The wreck lies on a sand and coral rubble seabed at a depth of 100 feet (30.5 meters), just 0.75 miles (1.2 kilometers) from the end of the old wartime runway located at Turtle Bay.
MV Henry Bonneaud was a 147-foot (45-meter) island freighter that was deliberately sunk as an artificial reef. The wreck sits upright on a sandy slope, pointing away from shore, with its shallowest point at the stern at a depth of 99 feet (30 meters).
The USS Tucker was a U.S. destroyer that struck a sea mine on August 4, 1942 in the Segond Channel adjacent to Espiritu Santo. The wreck lies at a depth of around 60 feet (18.5 meters) and is spread across nearly 540 feet (165 meters) of gently sloping seabed.
Discover a relaxing paradise at the Chogogo Dive & Beach Resort. Scuba Do Bonaire, conveniently located on the water’s edge provides exceptional service for divers and snorkelers looking to explore the stunning house reef – Bari and Front Porch.
Lighthouse Point gets its name from the Punt Vierkant Lighthouse, located here. The reef is healthy and vibrant, and attracts a wide diversity of marine life, including hawksbill sea turtles, eagle rays and green moray eels.
The adjacent sites of Bari Reef and Front Porch are ideal for divers and snorkelers of all experience levels. These sites are known for their incredible biodiversity, which includes snappers, octopuses and frogfish.
Named after the eighteen palm trees that once bordered this site, 18th Palm is a spectacular shore-accessible dive and snorkel site that everyone should explore on their visit to Bonaire.
Buddy Reef is located adjacent to Buddy Dive Resort on the west coast of Bonaire. The water here is crystal-clear and access to the reef couldn’t be easier. Snappers, tarpon, angelfish and parrotfish abound, and moray eels are common in the deeper parts of the site.
Buddy Dive Resort has spacious studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments, a full service dive center with a drive-thru fill station, two swimming pools and two incredible restaurants. Whether traveling as a single, couple, a family, or an entire group of dive buddies, this resort has you covered.
The Tugboat wreck is popular dive and snorkel site located just south of Jan Thiel in Curaçao. The site consists of a small drop-off and a shallow plateau, ranging in depth from about 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 meters), where a small tugboat wreck is located.
Rio Miami was a tugboat that was sunk as an artificial reef on November 28, 1989. She sits upright on a sandy seabed at a depth of 75 feet (23 meters), with a list to her starboard side. The wreck forms part of the Miami Beach Wreck Trek.
Front Porch is the house reef of Anthony’s Key Resort. This entertaining shore-accessible site is suitable for both divers and snorkelers and involves several different habitats, including the resort’s coral restoration project.
El Aguila is a 230-foot (75-meter) long freighter that lies in several pieces, just seaward of the northern reef wall adjacent to Sandy Bay. She was sunk as an artificial reef by Anthony’s Key Resort in 1997 and now rests on a sandy seabed at a depth of around 110 feet (33.5 meters).
