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Nahoon wreck
A three-master scuttled in 1993 to make a dive site
Area photo: Waielbi · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Nahoon is a three-masted sailing ship scuttled in 1993 to give Martinique an artificial dive site. She stands at 35 m, deep enough that the dive calls for level 2. Divers come for a whole sailing ship on the seabed, a celebrated wreck that local clubs count among the island's must-do dives.
Also known as Le Nahoon, Nahoon.
Where it is and how deep
14.5198° N, 61.0998° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The wreck stands at 35 m, and the silhouette of her three masts guides divers down to the hull. She was sunk on purpose in 1993 to make an artificial reef, so the dive is on a sailing ship placed for divers rather than lost at sea, and it asks for sound technique as well as an interest in history.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Nahoon
- Type
- Three-masted sailing ship
- Sunk
- 1993
- Cause
- Scuttled in 1993 to create an artificial dive site
- Lies
- On the seabed at 35 m
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good |
Season follows Martinique: February to April is the best window; the wet season runs June to November, with cyclone risk in September and October.
Dive videos
Plonger sur l'épave du Nahoon en Martinique avec Alpha Plongée Martinique · Alpha Plongée Martinique on YouTube
Sources
- Le Nahoon — ScubaGo
- Guide pratique de la plongée en Martinique — Lonely Planet
- Top spots plongée Martinique — Air Caraïbes
- Centre de Plongée aux Anses d'Arlet | O Fil de l'Eau Martinique — O Fil de l'Eau
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