Drift
down to 30 m
Cindy's Reef
A reef off Aore Island, from 5 to 30 m, with clownfish colonies near the drop-off.
- Advanced
- Clownfish
Experienced≤40 m
MV Henry Bonneaud
Dive site in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
A local trader scuttled in 1989, to a max of 45 m, and a night dive known for abundant flashlight fish.
- Max depth
- 49 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Season
- All year
- Current
- Strong
The story
A local trading vessel scuttled in 1989 as an artificial reef by the owner of the Bokissa Resort.
Source: reefsmartguides.com
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for turtles.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: reefsmartguides.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Batfish
- Flashlight fish
Season in Espiritu Santo
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Diveable all year.
Source: vanuatu.travelWhere is Espiritu Santo?
The point shows the Espiritu Santo area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Espiritu Santo
Wreck
down to 50 m
Million Dollar Point
A WWII dumping ground for jeeps, trucks and bulldozers left by the US forces.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 70 m
SS President Coolidge
A converted luxury liner sunk by a friendly mine in WWII, lying from 21 to 70 m, home to a resident moray called Nessie.
- Technical
- Nudibranchs
Wreck
down to 24 m
USS Tucker
A 100 m WWII destroyer split by a US mine in 1942, with coral-covered gun mounts, swim-throughs and batfish.
- Advanced
- Rays
Reef
down to 10 m
Coral Gardens
A gentle 5-10 m coral reef beside the Coolidge, used for intro dives and novice Open Water divers and as the wreck's final deco stop.
- Open Water
Drift
down to 25 m
Tutuba Point
A drift to 25 m off the tip of Tutuba Island, with caves, swim-throughs and frequent Napoleon wrasse, turtles and reef sharks.
- Advanced
- 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.