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A bright yellow frogfish perched among yellow-brown tube sponges, its small eye ringed in orange — St. Vincent

St. Vincent · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Wreck

Capital Wrecks

Three shipwrecks on one dive, the oldest an 18th-century French frigate

Area photo: Barry Peters from Greer, SC · CC BY 2.0

The site of three shipwrecks off St. Vincent that practically lie on top of each other, all within recreational dive depths but best suited to experienced divers. The hulls lie between 18 and 37 m (60 and 120 ft).

Also known as Three Wrecks.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Capital Wrecks: typical dive 18–37 m (60–121 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit18 m37 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 50 m (164 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows St. Vincent and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

The three wrecks lie practically on top of each other, spread between 18 m (60 ft) and 37 m (120 ft). They are an 18th-century French frigate, the Siemanstrand and a tug boat.

The wreck

Vessel
French frigate, the Siemanstrand and a tug boat
Type
Frigate, the Siemanstrand and a tug
Cause
The Siemanstrand and the tug boat collided; no cause is recorded for the frigate
Lies
Practically on top of each other, between 18 m and 37 m (60 to 120 ft)

The first of the three wrecks to sink was an 18th-century French frigate, and one of her cannons is on display inside the Cruise Ship Terminal in Kingstown. The other two hulls are the Siemanstrand and a tug boat, which collided with each other.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Capital Wrecks
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Season follows St. Vincent: No month stands out for the diving; the rainy season runs May to November, and hurricanes are a risk from July to October.

Sources

  1. Diving & Watersports — Discover SVG
  2. Dive Sites — Ministry of Tourism, SVG

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