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
Advanced≤30 m
USS Tucker
Dive site in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
A 100 m WWII destroyer split by a US mine in 1942, with coral-covered gun mounts, swim-throughs and batfish.
- Usual dive
- 24 m
- Deepest point
- 24 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Season
- All year
- Entry
- By boat
The story
Built in 1934, the destroyer USS Tucker struck an American mine amidships on 4 August 1942 while escorting a cargo ship from Suva to Santo; the stern sank next morning and the bow was scuttled.
Source: diveplanit.com
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat. Known for rays.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: diveplanit.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Rays
- Batfish
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
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
Wreck
down to 49 m
MV Henry Bonneaud
A local trader scuttled in 1989, to a max of 45 m, and a night dive known for abundant flashlight fish.
- Experienced
- Turtles
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.