Grenada scubadiving wreck of the Rum Runner Catamaran

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Rum Runner, the remains of a working catamaran that sits next to a classic Caribbean reef.
The wreck comes into view just below the surface.
It has more photographic potential from above than at eye level, going against the grain of conventional underwater photographic technique.
There's not much to the Rum Runner, just the twin hulls and some broken superstructure, but after some time submerged it has assembled a good collection of sponges and animals that assume it is all part of the reef.

If you're caught short, the toilet is still in place, though it's one of those marine ones which are difficult to use.
It's in a pretty cramped place too, so I guess most of the crew just peed over the side.
I would. At 30m, even on nitrox 32, time on the wreck is fairly short. I am soon heading up the slope onto the reef-flat at 14m.

On the reef top are lots of sponges, sea-fans, coral and an eco-system of marine life balanced precariously on top of each other.
That's a healthy reef.

The Rum Runner is a brilliantly relaxed dive full of interesting marine life.
You drop onto a colourful reef covered with swaying orange Sea Plumes, Stony and Plate Corals.
Descend down the reef slope to the Rum Runner where you are greeted by three very large and friendly Queen Angelfish.
You can slowly explore the catamaran which is encrusted in Sponge and Gorgonian Sea Sprays.
Then after playing with a few lizard fish who were convinced that I couldn't see them I retreated back up to Windmills Reef's plateau at around 20m. The Purple Creole wrasse were shooting about everywhere, a Trevally engulfed a bait fish in one, six Barracuda were hanging in the current and a Hawksbill Turtle joined me for the final part of my dive and safety stop.
Great dive!

Our Grenada scubadiving resources are Divernet and DivesiteDirectory, Grenada scubadiving dive operators DiveGrenada, Aquanauts and the other members of the Grenada Scubadiving Association.

Site: Rum Runner / Windmill Reef
Location: Off Point Salines, St Georges
Description: Catamaran
Length: Depth: 34 metres
Visibility: 20 metres
Rating: ****

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