Dive· Bayahibe· Other Caribbean
St. George Wreck (Bayahibe)
18° 20.0′ N · 68° 49.1′ W · approximate
A 240-ft (73 m) freighter built in Scotland in 1962, scuttled half a mile off Dominicus beach and now home to barracuda, moray eels, king mackerel and grouper.
Practical
Position approx: about half a mile off Playa Dominicus (beach position from OpenStreetMap), per GoDominicanRepublic; dive operators use their own buoy. Depth to about 40 m (131 ft): advanced divers only. Dive with a Bayahíbe or Dominicus operator rather than independently. Bayahíbe has three shipwrecks in all (Wikipedia).
Best for
An advanced wreck dive
Nearby
- Dominicus Beach (Bayahibe)0.4 NM away
- Dominicus Mini-Markets & Farmacia Eureka1 NM away
- Bayahibe Fuel Dock2.4 NM away
- Bayahibe Village Colmado & Pharmacy2.4 NM away
- Bayahibe Waterfront Restaurants (Calle La Bahía & La Punta)2.5 NM away
- Playa Bayahibe (village sundowners)2.5 NM away
- Bayahibe Anchorage2.8 NM away
- Sunix Bayahibe Fuel Station2.9 NM away