El Aguila Wreck
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.
- Experienced
- Wreck
- Barracuda
Advanced≤30 m
Prince Albert Wreck
Dive site in Roatán & Bay Islands, Honduras
An upright wreck in 20 m right off CoCo View's shore, its decks covered in a soft coral forest; a favourite night dive.
- Max depth
- 20 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Mar–Sep
- Entry
- From shore
The story
The Prince Albert is a 140 ft (43 m) tanker that was intentionally sunk in 1985. It now sits upright in moderate depths.
Source: dive-the-world.com
The dive
A wreck dive from the shore.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: cocoviewresort.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- 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.
More dives in Roatán & Bay Islands
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
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
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.
Photo credits
- Green moray on the El Aguila wreck, Roatán, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
