Sponges, gorgonians and fish.

Entrance to Great Harbor

Randys Reef

Willy T underwater pirate ship

Wreck of the Fearless is probably the least popular of the BVI's wreck dives.  Although located adjacent to a coral reef on a sandy bottom, little marine life flourishes.  Visibility is usually low because of the slightly silty composition of the bottom.  The site is also a rough anchorage in exposed position in the Sir Francis Drake Channel.

The wreck is wooden, and after over 20 years underwater is now extremely fragile and close to collapse.  Any form of penetration of the superstructure is extremely unwise.  

By boat only.  Site is located about half a mile north of Great Harbour, Peter Island.  Can be difficult to locate in high seas.  Approximately 15 minutes by boat from Road Town, Tortola.

Mooring balls have been placed on the site by the National Parks trust.


Fearless Wreck is also known as Wreck of the Fearless.

Fearless Wreck

Deadchest West is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in British Virgin which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Deadchest West

Dive is the mirror image of the more popular "Spyglass" dive site on the north side of Norman Island.  A reef shelf starting at about 30 feet and sloping down to 70 feet and a sandy bottom.  Unlike Spyglass, the sandy bottom leads to another wall on the other side, leading to a broad east-west canyon with two walls to explore.

Marine life is not the best, but the topography is very nice.

By boat only.  Approximately 12 minutes from Road Town, Tortola or about 8 minutes from the Bight on Norman Island.

Mooring ball has been placed on the site by the National Parks Trust.

Black Forest is also known as West tip of Peter Island.

Black Forest

A very picturesque dive featuring a fantastic swim through coral lined canyons, which give the dive site its name.  A relatively shallow dive and a sheltered mooring spot make the site make the dive an excellent one for younger divers and for less experienced divers.


By boat only.  Located on the west side of Dead Chest Island.  Approximately 18 minutes by boat from Road Town, Tortola.

Mooring balls have been placed on the site by National Parks trust.

Painted Walls

A double pinnacle located in otherwise open water between two islands.  Not a deep site, but prolific marine life.  Lots of ledges.  Abundance of sharks, lobster, morays and turtles.

Takes its name from nearby Carrot Rock, but coincidentally viewed from above, the shape of the two pinnacles do look slight like a carrot and its leaves.

Access by boat only.  Located between the southeastern tip of Peter Island and the northwestern tip of Norman Island.  Approximately 30 minutes from Road Town, or 10 minutes from the Bight on Norman Island.

Mooring buoys have been placed on the site by the National Park trust, but can sometimes be difficult to locate in heavy swells.

Carrot Shoal

Blonde Rock is a set of two pinnacles rising from 20m to within 3,5m of the surface.  Lots of valleys and ledges.  Saw turtles and barracudas; some sharks have been reported here.  Lots of lobster.

Forms part of the RMS Rhone national marine park.

The site gets in name from the long brownish yellow sea whips that populate the top of the pinnacle.

A difficult site to dive when the weather is rough.


Can only be accessed by boat.  About 15 minutes from Road Town, and about 8 minutes from Peter Island.  

Located between Dead Chest and Salt Islands. There are two Mooring buoys.  When water is calm, you can see the top of the pinnacle.  When rough, it can be hard to locate the buoys.

Blonde Rock is also known as Blond Rock.

Blonde Rock

One of the more advanced dives in the British Virgin Islands, Shark Point combines a rare opportunity to do a wall dive, explore shallow caverns and chasms, and see large deepwater marine life.

Because of the exposed position of the site, it is difficult to do in any except the calmest of conditions.

By boat only.  Dive site is located on the southernmost tip of Peter Island, about 20 minutes from Road Town.

Mooring balls have been placed on the site by the National Parks Trust.

Shark Point

One of the more intriguing dives in the British Virgin Islands, Brown Pants features a large number of ledges, caverns, nooks and crannies.

The site was named when discovered on an exploratory dive by Ducan Muirhead, off Cuan Law, who was chased back to the boat by a pack of bull sharks, and promptly christened the site appropriately.

The site is known for good marine life, in particular lobsters, turtles and eels.  Despite the name of the site, shark sitings are not frequent.

By boat only.  Site is located on the southern coast of Norman Island.  Approximately 35 minutes by boat from Road Town, Tortola, or about 15 minutes from The Bight, Norman Island.  

Site is very exposed, and can be difficult to locate or moor at in rough seas.

Mooring balls have been placed on the site by the National Parks trust.


Brown Pants

Spyglass is a good introductory dive for new divers.  A relatively shallow reef (about 15 feet) drops down relatively sharply to a sandy bottom (at about 60 feet) given a relatively short wall dive.  Divers usually swim out along the bottom and the circle back along the top, thereby doing an extremely long safety stop!  The marine life is fair but not spectacular by BVI standards.

By boat only.  The site is approximately 5 minutes from the Bight on Norman Island, or about 25 minutes from Road Town on Tortola.

Mooring balls have been fixed on the site by the National Park trust.

Spyglass is also known as Spyglass Wall.

Randys Reef

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Randys Reef