Dive· Isla Mujeres· Mexico

Hondureño Wreck (Isla Mujeres)

21° 17.4′ N · 86° 45.9′ W · approximate

A 36 m (120 ft) steel shrimp boat that sank in Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, now an easy wreck at about 21 m (70 ft) a ten-minute boat ride from Isla Mujeres. Green morays, cobia, parrotfish and nurse sharks live around it.

Practical

Coordinate is approximate and is NOT the wreck position: Scuba Total puts the wreck about 2 miles (3 km) from North Beach (Playa Norte) but gives no direction or coordinate; this point is a representative spot that distance off the north end. Depth about 21 m (70 ft); visibility around 20 m; rated suitable for newer divers. Ask an Isla Mujeres dive shop.

Best for

Gentle wreck dive close to town

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