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Bimini Barge (Wreck)

The Bimini Barge is one of those wrecks that just hits right, particularly for us when we're in the mood for something a bit more chilled out than a deep penetration. Sitting upright in only 17 metres, it’s not going to challenge your deco limits, but it offers a solid 30-40 minutes of really engaging exploration. We love how the structure has become a high-rise apartment block for resident fish. You’ll find loads of grunts tucked into every shadowy corner, their stripes almost vibrating in the ambient light, and big schools of snapper just hanging out above the deck, often so thick they shimmer like a silver curtain when the sun catches them. Our favourite thing to do here is just slow down, maybe poke around the cargo holds – which are wide open and safe – looking for the resident green moray eel we almost always spot peeking out. It’s perfect for intermediate divers who appreciate a wreck that’s been thoroughly integrated into the reef ecosystem, rather than just a rusty hulk. The visibility here is often fantastic, 20 metres plus, so you get a great sense of the wreck's scale as you approach, its dark silhouette rising from the sandy bottom. Best dived on an incoming tide, we find, when the water is often at its clearest.