Tobago · Trinidad and Tobago · Wreck
The Maverick
A scuttled car ferry with its top deck at 18 m
The Maverick is an old passenger and car ferry scuttled off Rocky Point at Mount Irvine as a dive site, and of the three wrecks around Tobago it is the one usually considered the best. Its top deck sits at 18 m and the bottom beside it lies at 33 m.
Also known as Maverick, Maverick Ferry.
Where it is and how deep
11.1863° N, 60.7940° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
Divers descend onto the top deck of the ferry at 18 m (60 ft), the shallowest part of the wreck, and explore the hull below it, which reaches the bottom at 33 m (100 ft). Schooling fish swirl around the upper deck, and coral grows thick on the railings and the anchor chain.
The ferry was sunk for divers, so all its doors and windows were removed first, and light penetration is possible. Advanced open-water divers count it a favourite.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Maverick
- Type
- passenger and car ferry
- Length
- 110 m (361 ft)
- Cause
- Deliberately sunk as a dive site
- Lies
- Off Rocky Point, Mount Irvine, with the top deck at 18 m and the bottom at 33 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 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good |
Season follows Tobago: No month stands out for the diving; July to November are the wettest months, with frequent heavy rain.
Dive videos
A tour of the Maverick Wreck · underseatobago on YouTube
Maverick Engine Room · Undersea Tobago Ltd on YouTube
Sources
- Dive Sites — R and Sea Divers
- Tobago — Wikipedia
- Tobago: a world of diverse diving awaits — Scuba Diving
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