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Union Island & the Tobago Cays · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Wreck

Puruni Wreck

A 1918 naval trawler turned artificial reef off Mayreau

Area photo: Don Loarie · CC BY 4.0

The Puruni is a Royal Navy naval trawler that sank off the island of Mayreau in the Southern Grenadines in 1918, a hull of about 43 m (140 ft). It rests in only 12 m (40 ft) of water and is a wreck dive for beginners as well as advanced divers.

Also known as Puruni, Purini Wreck.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Puruni Wreck: typical dive to 12 m (to 40 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit12 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

12.6397° N, 61.3897° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The dive is a tour of a single hull of roughly 43 m (140 ft) resting on the bottom at 12 m (40 ft). Since going down in 1918 the trawler has become an established artificial reef, and numerous sea life now lives on and around the structure.

The wreck

Vessel
HMT Puruni
Type
Royal Navy naval trawler
Length
43 m (141 ft)
Sunk
1918
Cause
Cause of the sinking not published
Lies
On the seabed off Mayreau in 12 m (40 ft) of water

Marine life and season

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

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Season follows Union Island & the Tobago Cays: December to April is the dry high season; rain falls from May to November, and hurricanes threaten from July to October.

Dive videos

Croisière Au Dela Plongee Grenadines Mayreau Epave Puruni episode 05 · audelaplongee on YouTube

Puruni Wreck WW I English Gunboat · Kathleen C on YouTube

Sources

  1. Scuba Diving with Grenadines Dive — Grenadines Dive
  2. List of shipwrecks in August 1918 — Wikipedia
  3. Dive Sites — Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  4. Scuba Diving, Mandarin Oriental Canouan — Mandarin Oriental
  5. OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap

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