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Dive Sites
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Cane Bay
Cane Bay is one of the few places where shore diving is possible. You can walk from the white sands and head into the deep blue. About 100 yards from shore you will enter an underwater garden filled with soft and hard corals alongwith an abundance of tropical fish swirling around. At one moment the depth is 30-40 feet and then the bottom drops out from under you and you've know you hit the Wall. In some places it plunges straight down to 3,200 feet while other areas slope off gradually. Try a night dive along the Wall, you will not be disappointed.
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Butler Bay Wrecks
Butler Bay is on the west end of the island and is comprised of two sites where five wrecks lie within 100 yards of each other. The wrecks can be located in shallow to deep waters ranging from 20 feet to 110 feet. The deepest wreck is the Rosa Maria, a 177 foot freighter. The ship's hull is covered with a variety of sponges and corals and the Mahogany Snapper and French, Queen and Grey Angels frequent the site. Nearby is the Coakley Bay oil refinery tugboat, it is the most recently sunk vessel and lies in more shallow waters. The Suffolk Maid, a 144 foot trawler is home to a Green Moray Eel and near her lies a 300 foot oil barge. The North Wind which is in the same general area is a 75 foot tugboat, which was used as a prop in the movie "Dreams of Gods- The Mel Fisher Story". Be on the watch for Sergeants, Fairy Basslets and Chromis. Also the Armageddon is the wreckage of a ship that was destroyed in Hurricane Hugo. Its remains are sunk in 100 feet of water just south of the other shipwreck sites in Butler Bay.
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Frederiksted Pier
The Frederiksted Pier is one of the top macro dives anywhere. The pier is home to seahorses, frog fish, bat fish and parrot fish. Check out the "Stripper Pole"- part of the old Frederiksted Pier, it's a 60 foot pole standing straight up in 100 feet of water. The debris in this area provides shelter for moray eels and octopus. Also the night dives are awesome, drawing underwater photographers from around the world.
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Salt River
The East Wall has soft and hard corals in a variety of colors and sponges growing along a steep wall. Grouper, snapper, eels, conch, lobster and crab are found here and you will typically see more fish here than anywhere else on the NorthShore. The East wall is separated from the West Wall by a canyon that is several thousand feet deep. The West Wall is a great diving spot, starting around 30 feet deep then dropping off quickly to 100 ft then to 1000 ft. The area includes small canyons, ledges, recesses and overhangs and some swim through spots. Some really big stingrays are in the area, too.
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Buck Island - Snorkling
Buck Island, covers 176 acres and is located about a mile and a half off the north coast of St. Croix. Buck Island Reef National Monument which is a 4,554-acre (18.43 km2) long reef was first protected by the US Government in 1948, then in 1961 it was established as a National Monument by President Kennedy, and expanded by President Clinton to include much of the waters surrounding the island. The park is one of a few fully marine protected areas in the National Park System. The island and the surrounding coral reef is protected. On the eastern tip, snorkelers can follow an underwater marked trail, with plaques denoting information about marine flora and fauna. There are over 250 fish species and a variety of other marine life, including reef sharks, rays and eels. During nesting season which runs from April through December, endangered Leatherback turtles nest there along with Green turtles and Hawksbill turtles. This is some of the best snorkeling in the Caribbean and National Geographic voted Turtle Beach as one of the world's most beautiful beaches.
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Dive Shops
Cane Bay Dive Shop
located in Frederiksted
Dives West and North Shore
Phone: 340-772-0715
Email: canebaydiveshop@gmail.com
Website: www.canebayscuba.comAdventure in Diving STX
located in Frederiksted
Dives West and Wall at Cane Bay
Phone: 340-474-9092
Email: adventuresindivingstx@gmail.com
Website: www.adventuresindivingstx.comNep2une
Located in Frederiksted
Phone: 340-227-1915
Email: n2scubastx@gmail.com
Website: www.n2scubadiving.comLyric Sails
Located in Frederiksted
"Funday" Sail and Snorkel
Phone: 340-201-5227
Email: lyricsailsvi@gmail.com
Website: www.lyricsails.comDive Experience
Located in Christiansted
Toll Free: 800-235-9047
Phone: 340-773-3307
Website:www.divexp.comSt. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures, Inc.
Located in Frederiksted
Dives West and The Wall
Phone: 340- 773-5994
Website:www.stcroixscuba.comSweet Bottom Dive
Located in Cane Bay
Phone: 340-773-3483
Email: info@sweetbottomdive.com
Website: www.sweetbottomdive.com
Caribbean Sea Adventures
Located in Christiansted - Private Tours
Phone: 340-773-2628
Website: www.caribbeanseaadventures.com