Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) · Belize · Wreck
Amigo's Wreck
A small unnamed wreck at 15–22 m, home to morays and coneys
Area photo: Subhashish Panigrahi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Amigo's Wreck — also called the Russel Wreck — is Ambergris Caye's small resident wreck, lying four and a half miles south of San Pedro in 15–22 m of water with her topside reachable at around 12 m. Nobody has published who she was or how she sank; divers visit for the green and spotted morays, soapfish and coneys that have moved in.
Also known as Russel Wreck.
Where it is and how deep
17.8602° N, 87.9701° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The boat run is about four and a half miles south from San Pedro, and the wreck is an easy target: she lies beneath 75 ft (23 m) of water with her topside accessible at 40 ft (12 m), and the catalogued dive works between an average of 15 m and a maximum of 22 m. The current is low — under a knot — and the site is listed as suitable for all divers.
This is a marine-life dive as much as a wreck dive. The structure is small enough to cover several times over in one dive, and its residents are the draw: green morays and spotted morays in the openings, with soapfish and coneys holding around the hull. Work the outside — nothing is published about penetration — and use the topside at 12 m as your natural staging point before the ascent.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Unidentified small vessel
- Type
- Small vessel
- Cause
- Not published — no account of her sinking has been found
- Lies
- Beneath 75 ft (23 m) of water with her topside at 40 ft (12 m), south of San Pedro
Marine life and season
- Groupers
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime |
Season follows Ambergris Caye (San Pedro): Dry season December–May with the least rain in February–March; wet-season storms, peaking September–October, can suspend diving for two or three days. Thimble jellyfish spawn in May.
Sources
- Amigo's Wreck — wannadive.net
- Belize Ambergris Caye diving sites — dive-the-world.com
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