Dive· New Providence (Nassau)· Bahamas — North
Ray of Hope and Bahama Mama Wrecks
24° 58.2′ N · 77° 30.6′ W · approximate
A pair of intentionally sunk ships on sand at the edge of the Tongue of the Ocean: the 200 ft freighter Ray of Hope with its wheelhouse at about 20 ft, and the 95 ft party boat Bahama Mama, both busy with stingrays and Caribbean reef sharks.
Practical
Coordinate approximate: placed beside the Shark Wall pin, since Stuart Cove's says the Hope sits next to the Tongue of the Ocean and the Bahama Mama, and bahamas.com puts it next to a shark-feed site; not a surveyed position. Ray of Hope: about 200 ft retired cargo ship resting at about 50-60 ft on the edge of a small wall. Bahama Mama: sunk 1995 in about 50 ft beside a prolific reef, with eels and sharks. Other Stuart Cove's wrecks in the area: Sea Trader (about 250 ft tanker at 60-80 ft, its southernmost site), Willaurie (100 ft mail boat sunk 1989, 50 ft, also a night dive) and the David Tucker (71 ft ex-US Coast Guard cutter sunk 1997 on Clifton Wall, 50 ft). Dive with an operator.
Best for
Big-ship wreck dive with sharks
Nearby
- Shark Wall and Shark Arena (Stuart Cove's shark dives)0.4 NM away
- Tongue of the Ocean Wall (south-west New Providence)1.6 NM away
- Southwest Bay Anchorage (Albany)1.9 NM away
- Albany Marina2 NM away
- James Bond Wrecks (Vulcan bomber and Tears of Allah)2.6 NM away
- Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas2.6 NM away
- Coral Harbour2.7 NM away
- Primeval Forest National Park2.7 NM away