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.
Wreck Alley is a series of four shipwrecks that can be visited in the same dive. The wrecks were all sunk deliberately as artificial reefs to create diver attractions off the coast of Cooper Island at a depth of between 85 and 90 feet (26 and 27.5 meters) adjacent to a natural reef slope.
Shark Planeos is an artificial reef and underwater art exhibit located on the south side of Great Dog Island that consists of three light aircraft that have been converted to sharks. They were deployed as artificial reefs in 2019.
The Willy T was originally a floating bar and restaurant, before being sunk as an artificial reef in 2019. The wreck lies on a sandy seabed at a maximum depth of around 67 feet (20.5 meters) with masts that extend to a depth of 38 feet (11.5 meters).
The LCM David Nicholson was a U.S. Navy landing craft that was believed to have been used in the Korean War. She was purchased as an artificial reef and named after David Nicholson – a French Canadian divemaster who worked at Sunset House and passed away in 1989.
Doc Poulson was a Japanese-made cable-laying tug sunk as an artificial reef in 1981. She was the first artificial reef sunk in Grand Cayman. The wreck sits upright on a sandy seabed at a depth of 55 feet (17 meters) and is heavily encrusted with hard and soft corals, as well as sponges.
RMS Rhone was a British Royal Mail sail-steamer that sank off Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands during a hurricane on October 29, 1867. The ship now rests in several pieces at depths ranging from 85 feet (26 meters) up to snorkeling depth.
Amphitrite, also known as the Siren of Sunset House, is a 9-foot tall, 600-pound, bronze mermaid statue created by Canadian sculptor, Simon Morris. It was placed on the edge of the reef at Sunset House Resort in Grand Cayman in November 2000. At a depth of less than 50 feet, the sculpture is accessible to both divers and snorkelers.
Dolphin’s Den is a popular site on the north coast of Roatan. A passageway connects the waters of the lagoon with those of the open ocean, offering divers a mix of overhead and semi-lit caverns to explore.
C53 Felipe Xicotencatl is a U.S. Navy minesweeper sunk as an artificial reef in 1999 in Cozumel, Mexico. It is one of the most popular sites in Cozumel and is accessible to divers and snorkelers of all skill levels.
MV Courageous was originally a 189-foot-long (57.5-meter) oceangoing cargo vessel purchased by the Air Force for use in a demonstration of a new weapons delivery system. The vessel was split in two during this exercise and now lies at a sandy seabed at a depth of 130 feet (39.5 meters).
