Home of the Nadine L., a 17-metre vessel (55 feet) put down here in 2003 and dived as a first wreck: small, shallow enough at 6 m to 23 m to be seen properly, and described by Cabrits Dive Centre as a perfect introduction to wreck exploring. Stingrays, electric rays, angelfish and decorator crabs are the creatures the centre finds here most often.
Where it is and how deep
15.5907° N, 61.4725° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
The wreck is what the site is dived for, and it is a small one: 17 m (55 ft) of hull, put down deliberately in 2003, sitting inside a range that runs from 6 m to 23 m. That is short enough to swim around more than once and shallow enough to do it without watching the computer, which is why Cabrits Dive Centre uses the Nadine L. as an introduction to wreck exploring.
Cabrits Dive Centre lists stingrays, electric rays, angelfish and decorator crabs as the creatures commonly found here, so the ground around the hull is worth as much time as the steel itself. PADI records the site as a wreck dive and publishes a position for it, ten minutes out from the dive centre, and the shallow end of the range makes an easy place to finish after coming off the wreck.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Nadine L.
- Type
- Vessel sunk deliberately as a dive site
- Length
- 16.8 m (55 ft)
- Sunk
- 2003
- Cause
- Purposely sunk in 2003 to create a dive site
- Lies
- Off the Cabrits headland, inside the site's published 20 to 75 ft (up to 23 m) depth range
Marine life and season
- Stingrays
- Macro critters
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime |
Season follows Dominica: Diving is favourable all year; December to May is the driest and calmest stretch, and occasional summer rain does little to dive quality.
Questions divers ask
How big is the Nadine L. wreck?+
55 feet, about 17 m. It was purposely sunk at the Cannon Site in 2003 and Cabrits Dive Centre uses it as an introduction to wreck exploring.
Can a new diver dive the Cannon Site?+
Cabrits Dive Centre calls the wreck a perfect introduction to wreck exploring and rates the site easy. The published range is 20 to 75 feet, roughly 6 m to 23 m, so it sits well inside normal recreational limits.
Sources
- Diving in Dominica — Cabrits Dive Centre
- Cannon Site dive profile — PADI
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