Dive· Congo Cay· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Congo Cay
18° 22.1′ N · 64° 48.2′ W
An uninhabited, government-owned wildlife-refuge cay north of Lovango with boulder reef, tunnels and walls, a favourite dive and snorkel stop for boats from Cruz Bay and Red Hook.
Practical
Position is the GNIS/Wikipedia point for Congo Cay. Pelican nesting habitat and wildlife refuge: do not land (Wikipedia). Coast Pilot 5: a narrow pointed cay separated from Lovango by a channel with 13 ft; day-use mooring buoys are reported between Congo and Lovango and at the south end of Carval Rock. The island guide describes shallow areas for beginners and deeper formations for advanced divers, with rock carvings on the cay. Currents can run hard around the cays (up to 4 knots in nearby passages); dive in settled weather, with a pick-up boat.
Best for
Two-tank day dives and calm-day snorkeling