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About this site
The Balboa lies just off George Town, Grand Cayman, in the harbor area on the island's west side. It was a freighter driven ashore and wrecked during a hurricane in the late 1930s, and its remains now sit broken up in shallow water near the cruise ship anchorage. Because it lies close to the busy harbor channel, the wreckage is scattered and often used as a shallow, easy second dive or checkout site rather than a showpiece wreck. Visibility and conditions can be affected by boat traffic in the area given its location right off George Town.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Bluehead WrasseThalassoma bifasciatumReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilisReported here · unconfirmed
Caribbean Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster rostrataReported here · unconfirmed
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