Grenada 2019 - Sandals La Source - Photos 6

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Wrecks 1

Grenada is well-known for the variety of wrecks to be explored in the waters around it. Here are the wrecks Tyrell Bay and MV Shakem.

On the bows of the Tyrell Bay - an ex-Grenadan coastguard patrol boat deliberately sunk in 2018. — On the bows of the Tyrell Bay - an ex-Grenadan coastguard patrol boat deliberately sunk in 2018.

The bridge of the boat. — The bridge of the patrol boat.

Fish shelter inside the wreck.

On the right, the Tyrell Bay. On the left, a Cuban cargo ship, made out of pre-stressed concrete, which was deliberately sunk in 2018
further up the reef, but which has since slid down the reef and come to rest against the Tyrell Bay. — On the right, the Tyrell Bay. On the left, a Cuban cargo ship, made out of pre-stressed concrete, which was deliberately sunk in 2018 further up the reef, but which has since slid down the reef and come to rest against the Tyrell Bay.

My dive buddy Bob on the bridge of the Tyrell Bay. — My dive buddy Bob on the bridge of the Tyrell Bay.

There's no privacy on these wrecks...

Another shattered wreck a few metres away.

On the wreck of the MV Shakem. The ship was carrying sacks of cement when it sank in 2001.. — On the wreck of the MV Shakem. The ship was carrying sacks of cement when it sank in 2001.

The strapped-together sacks of cement are clearly visible in the hold of the wreck.

Stairs up to MV Shakem's bridge deck. — Stairs up to MV Shakem's bridge deck.

Eighteen years of coral growth on MV Shakem's superstructure. — Eighteen years of coral growth on MV Shakem's superstructure.

Looking across the bridge from the port side.

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