- Type
- Wreck
- Typical depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Intermediate
- Visibility
- 15–30 m
- Water temp
- 25–29 °C
- Current
- Moderate
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Open Water
- Wreck
- Two Sections
- Swim-Throughs
- Marine Park
- Historic
When to dive
BestAvoidOK
Best conditions late winter through early summer. Atlantic-facing site exposed to swell; hurricane season disrupts access Aug–Oct.
18.3556° N, 64.5167° W
Notes
Royal Mail Ship sunk in 1867 hurricane.
Marine life
- Macro
- arrow crab, moray eel
- Turtles
- hawksbill
- Reef fish
- grunts, snapper, jack, barracuda
- Invertebrates
- lobster, soft corals on wreckage
Wreck
- Vessel
- RMS Rhone
- Class
- Royal Mail Steam Packet (iron-hulled steamer)
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Sunk
- 1867 — sank in San Narciso hurricane (29 Oct 1867)
- Length
- 94 m
- Penetration
- Possible — with training
Dive clubs that visit this site
- Blue Water Divers BVIsource
Tortola, BVI, British Virgin Islands · Dive centre
- Cooper Island Beach Clubsource
Cooper Island, BVI, British Virgin Islands · Dive centre
- Dive BVIsource
Virgin Gorda, BVI, British Virgin Islands · Dive centre
- Sail Caribbean Diverssource
Tortola / Cooper Island, BVI, British Virgin Islands · Dive centre
- Sunchaser Scubasource
Bitter End, Virgin Gorda, BVI, British Virgin Islands · Dive centre
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