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Veronica L Wreck
A 30 m hull in 15 m of water, moved here in 2006
Area photo: audi_insperation · CC BY 2.0
The Veronica L is a 30 m wreck lying in 15 m of water outside St George's harbour. She sank accidentally in the early 1980s and was lifted and moved to her present position in 2006 to clear the way for the cruise dock. Shallow enough to circle in one dive and covered in growth, she works as a first wreck and as a night dive.
Where it is and how deep
12.0465° N, 61.7726° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
The wreck sits in 15 m of water outside St George's harbour, so the descent is short and the whole structure is in front of you from the moment you leave the line. She is 30 m from end to end, small enough to work the full length and come back along the other side within a single dive, which makes the shape of the hull rather than any one feature the thing you spend the dive on.
The wreck is covered in growth, and schools of chromis hang over it in numbers, so the second half of the dive tends to slow to a hover over one section rather than another lap of the whole thing. With the deepest point at 15 m, gas and no-decompression time are rarely the limit, which leaves room to work a camera or to run the site after dark — it is dived day and night.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Veronica L
- Type
- Vessel, type unrecorded
- Length
- 30 m (98 ft)
- Cause
- Sank accidentally in the early 1980s
- Lies
- In 15 m of water outside St George's harbour, moved to this position in 2006
Veronica L sank accidentally in the early 1980s and lay where she went down for more than two decades. In 2006 the 30 m hull was lifted and moved to make way for Grenada's cruise dock, and set down outside St George's harbour in 15 m of water, where she has been dived ever since.
Marine life and season
- Reef fish swarms
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good |
Season follows Grenada: December–May is driest with the calmest seas; June–November is rainier, though Grenada sits at the southern edge of the hurricane belt with comparatively lower risk.
Questions divers ask
How deep is the Veronica L?+
The wreck lies in 15 m of water outside St George's harbour, so the whole 30 m hull sits within Open Water limits and inside a comfortable no-decompression time.
Sources
- Veronica L Wreck — Scubago (SSI MyDiveGuide)
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