Wreck Alley

Wreck Alley is an advanced wreck dive located off Cooper Island in the British Virgin Islands, featuring four purposefully sunk tugboats arranged in a row on a sandy bottom at 26 metres (85–90 ft). The named wrecks are the Island Seal — a small cargo ship that sank in 2006 and was later moved to this site — along with the Marie L, the Pat, and the Beata. The site offers a swim-through, hatches to explore, and various internal features to navigate.

The wrecks rest on sand at around 26 metres (90 ft) with the shallowest entry point at roughly 14 metres (45 ft). Surrounding the hulls are beds of garden eels, and the sandy bottom provides habitat for moray eels and stingrays. Massive angelfish are frequently seen guarding the wrecks, southern stingrays visit regularly, and conch crawl along the bottom. Schools of fish are present throughout the site. Because of the depth, Nitrox is considered beneficial here, and certified Nitrox divers should verify their gas mix before the dive.

The site is rated advanced and is a boat dive. Water temperature runs around 28°C (82°F) in summer and drops to about 25°C (78°F) in winter, with a dive skin sufficient in summer and a light wetsuit recommended in winter.