Wreck
down to 35 m
Halliburton Wreck (Utila)
A wreck sunk off Utila, lying at 24–35 m; a macro and photography site with fireworms, arrow crabs and pipefish.
- Advanced
Experienced≤40 m
El Aguila Wreck
Dive site in Roatán & Bay Islands, Honduras
A 60 m cargo ship on its starboard side at about 33 m, where large groupers, sometimes 15 to 20, lurk inside alongside moray eels.
- Max depth
- 33 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Mar–Sep
- Current
- Mild
Photo: w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
The story
The freighter El Aguila was intentionally sunk near Sandy Bay in 1997 as an artificial reef. Hurricane Mitch later broke it into multiple sections spread across the seabed.
Source: dive-the-world.com
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for barracuda.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: dive-the-world.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Barracuda
- Goliath groupers
- Moray eels
Season in Roatán & Bay Islands
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Mar–Sep.
Source: blog.padi.comWhere is Roatán & Bay Islands?
The point shows the Roatán & Bay Islands area, not the exact dive site.
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Cavern
down to 39 m
Hole in the Wall
Descend a sloping tunnel through the reef and exit onto the wall at 33 m, then ascend through canyons and swim-throughs.
- Experienced
Wall
down to 25 m
CoCo View Wall
Swim from CoCo View's shore to a coral-crusted wall with overhangs sheltering lobsters and crabs, dropping to about 25 m.
- Advanced
- Seahorses
Wreck
down to 20 m
Prince Albert Wreck
An upright wreck in 20 m right off CoCo View's shore, its decks covered in a soft coral forest; a favourite night dive.
- Advanced
- Moray eels
Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Black Hills (Utila)
Utila's big-animal seamount, topping out at 10 m, where schooling barracuda and jacks circle and whale sharks pass in season.
- Advanced
- Whale sharks
Reef
down to 27 m
Blue Channel
- Open Water
- Reef sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.