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Teigland / Cable Reef
A broken scuttled ship that rolled off her ledge, now beside a reef at 21 m
Area photo: Gillfoto from Juneau, Alaska, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Teigland is an old ship that was deliberately sunk as a dive site. She first sat on a ledge, then rolled over, and now lies broken beside a reef at about 21 m. The wreck is a shelter for moray eels and lobsters, the reef alongside is the other half of the dive, and there is a good chance of spotted eagle rays.
Also known as Teigland.
Where it is and how deep
17.9828° N, 63.0425° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
You go down from the boat to the wreck at about 21 m (70 ft). The Teigland did not stay where she was put: she was sunk deliberately, settled on a ledge and later rolled over, and the hull that lies beside the reef now is quite broken. That is not a loss for the dive. The broken sections make a good hiding place for moray eels and lobsters, so take the wreck slowly, section by section, and look into every gap rather than swimming its length.
The second half of the dive is Cable Reef itself, which lies right next to the wreck at the same depth. Move off the steel onto the reef and follow it, keeping an eye on the water over the sand, because there is a good chance of spotted eagle rays on this dive. At 21 m the no-decompression time is finite, so leave the reef with enough margin to ascend and take the safety stop under the boat.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Teigland
- Type
- Ship, type not recorded
- Cause
- Deliberately sunk as a dive site; later rolled off the ledge she first settled on
- Lies
- Rolled over and broken, beside a reef at about 21 m (70 ft)
Marine life and season
- Eagle rays
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime |
Season follows Sint Maarten: Conditions vary little through the year; Jun–Nov is hurricane season and Dec–Apr plus Jul–Aug are the crowded months.
Questions divers ask
How deep is the Teigland wreck?+
The wreck and the reef beside it lie at about 21 m (70 ft). The ship first sat on a ledge and then rolled over to where she is now.
Sources
- Teigland/ Cable Reef — Scubago
- Teigland (wreck) — OpenStreetMap
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