Sayonara Wreck
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About this site
The Sayonara Wreck is a sunken vessel dive site in Belize, offering wreck diving as an alternative to the reef and cave sites found elsewhere along Belize's roughly 300-kilometre reef system.
The wreck sits at a maximum depth of 15.2 m, making it a relatively shallow wreck dive with a bottom type that is the structure itself. The deteriorating hull creates compartments and cavities that shelter a variety of marine life, though divers should be aware that the structure is in an advanced state of decay and that disturbing sediment inside is a genuine hazard.
Marine life on the Sayonara includes banded coral shrimp, spiny lobsters, and brittle stars sheltering within the wreck's recesses, alongside stoplight parrotfish, French angelfish, queen angelfish, and large ocean triggerfish moving around the exterior. Reef fish are present throughout, and potato cod, clownfish, and sea snakes have also been recorded at the site.
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The site is rated intermediate in difficulty, suited to certified divers with some experience, particularly given the hazards posed by the deteriorating structure and sedimentation inside the wreck.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Long-spined Sea UrchinDiadema antillarumReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail SnapperOcyurus chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Thin Leaf Lettuce CoralAgaricia tenuifoliaReported here · unconfirmed
Brazilian Ocean SurgeonfishAcanthurus bahianusReported here · unconfirmed
Four-eyed ButterflyfishChaetodon capistratusReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
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