Wreck
down to 31 m
Yukon (Wreck Alley)
A 366-ft Canadian destroyer escort lying on her port side at 60–102 ft, carpeted in Corynactis and Metridium anemones.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Advanced≤30 m
Ruby E (Wreck Alley)
Dive site in San Diego & La Jolla, United States
A 165-ft former Coast Guard cutter sitting nearly upright on an 85-ft bottom, small enough to explore in one dive.
- Usual dive
- 23 m
- Deepest point
- 26 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jun–Nov
- Entry
- By boat
The story
Built in 1934, the Ruby E first served as a U.S. Coast Guard cutter named Cyane. Too old and obsolete for further service above the water, she was sunk in 1989 to become an artificial reef.
Source: cadivingnews.com
The dive
A wreck and artificial reef dive from a boat. Known for nudibranchs and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: cadivingnews.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nudibranchs
- Scorpionfish
- Anemones
Season in San Diego & La Jolla
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Nov.
Source: divessi.comPrices in San Diego & La Jolla
- One dive
- €87–166
- Try dive
- €188
- Open Water course
- €407–671
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is San Diego & La Jolla?
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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.