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Diving the RMS Rhone
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The RMS Rhone was a British royal mail ship that sunk during a hurricane back in 1867 and is the most popular dive site in the British Virgin Islands. Here divers can look for the lucky porthole, a silver spoon imbedded in coral that is said to have been the spoon the captain used before his ship went down and in the stern section you will find a swim through at the ship's propeller and rudder.

Even though the main attraction during this dive is the RMS Rhone itself, there is plenty of sealife here! Some of the things you will see are Barracuda, Yellowtail Snapper, Mooray Eels, and Horse-Eyed Jacks.

Since there is so much to look at and a lot of ground to cover due to the size of the wreck, it is recommended that two dives will let you really take in this site.

Stern depth: 20-50 ft (6-15 m)
Bow depth: 65-80 ft (20-24 m)
Midsection: 50-70 ft (15-21 m)

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Be careful while you are surface swimming here because there is a lot of boat traffic visiting this site.

Since this location is a Marine National Park there is no fishing allowed and you cannot take anything from this site.

  • Theme: Scuba Diving
  • Directions: West side of Salt Island. To view the stern section: Look for the dingy mooring behind Black Rock.
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