Scuba Diving in Virgin Gorda Island, British Virgin Islands

Dive Site: "The Chikuzen" Wreck
Location: Virgin Gorda
Depth: 40 - 75 feet

Considered to be one of the best dives in the BVI, due to its remote location, this site should only be attempted with experienced dive instructors. The Chikuzen, a 246-foot refrigeration vessel originally built in Japan, was part of the fishing fleet in St Maarten. Situated 12 miles NE of Virgin Gorda surrounded by miles of sand, this is the only place for marine life to congregate. Regular visitors include schooling barracuda, horse-eye jacks and snappers, stingrays, eagle rays, african pompano, atlantic spadefish, nurse sharks, and blacktip reef sharks, along with a resident 600 lb. jewfish. This is a challenging site due to regular swells in the three to five foot range, please check for current conditions.

British Virgin Islands Tourism Board

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