Shipwreck · West Bay, Cayman Islands
Oro Verde
Oro Verde, a wreck dive off Grand Cayman's west coast. The mooring is in 50 ft, the bottom at about 60 ft. From shore or from the Department of Environment's public mooring. The site is in a Marine Reserve: look, don't touch, and take nothing.
Open in the viewer from Seven Mile Beach, north end →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck |
|---|---|
| Depth at the mooring pin | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
| Bottom | about 60 ft (18 m) |
| Position | 19.3382°N, 81.3904°W (approximate, ±30 m) |
| Position known from | An agency's record of where it was placed or found |
| From Seven Mile Beach, north end | 2.8 km (1.7 mi), bearing 176° S |
| Source | Cayman Islands Department of Environment, public moorings (2023) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Seven Mile Beach, north end, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its depth at the mooring pin.
On the website for now. This shipwreck is in the web viewer first. The CoastFinder app covers the North Carolina coast today; follow @coastfinderapp to hear when more coasts arrive.
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- La MesaDive site · 10.4 m · 1.9 km
- Doc PoulsonShipwreck · 15.2 m · 2.6 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.