Dive· Grand Cayman· Other Caribbean
Oro Verde Wreck (Seven Mile Beach)
19° 20.3′ N · 81° 23.4′ W
A shallow wreck off the middle of Seven Mile Beach, with bow and stern moorings - an easy wreck dive close to the beach-bar strip.
Practical
Position is the DoE public mooring 'Oro Verde Bow' (2023 GPX; 'Oro Verde Stern' at 19.33857N, 081.39048W is a 30-inch buoy). Virgintino lists 50 ft at the moorings. Off Seven Mile Beach - fine in easterly trades, untenable in a norther. Marine Park rules apply: use the DoE public mooring (free; white 18- or 24-inch buoy with a yellow stripe and yellow pick-up line; 18-inch for vessels up to 60 ft, 24-inch up to 100 ft; not in 25 knots or more; 3 hours or less; never leave the boat unattended - DoE brochure 2021), never anchor on coral, no take in Marine Parks.
Best for
An easy wreck dive
Nearby
- Seven Mile Beach (Grand Cayman)0.2 NM away
- Mitchell's Creek Anchorage (Lime Tree Bay)1.1 NM away
- Doc Poulson Wreck (West Bay)1.4 NM away
- Camana Bay (Foster's & dinghy access)1.5 NM away
- Kittiwake Wreck1.5 NM away
- Governor's Creek / Governor's Harbour Anchorage1.6 NM away
- Cayman Islands Yacht Club Marina1.7 NM away
- The Wharf (Seven Mile Beach)1.9 NM away
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