Dive· Basse-Terre· Leeward Islands
Malendure Wrecks (Franjack & Augustin Fresnel)
16° 9.9′ N · 61° 46.8′ W
Purpose-sunk wrecks off the Malendure coast: the Franjack, a 53 m sand dredger scuttled in 1996 (propeller at 23 m, open to Level 1 / Open Water divers), plus the 48 m Gustavia sand carrier at about 40 m nearby; the Augustin Fresnel II, a former lighthouse tender sunk in 2003 at about 30 m, lies further south off Bouillante.
Practical
Position: the Franjack wreck in OpenStreetMap (node 11564342991, sunk 1996, tagged at 23 m). The Gustavia (node 11564342990) and the Augustin Fresnel II (node 11564342992, off south Bouillante, about 7 km south) have their own entries. Depths and histories from Les Heures Saines. The Franjack is also used for night dives. Dive with a Malendure centre; no anchoring in the Pigeon Islands reserve.
Best for
Wreck diving close to the reserve
Place data includes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).