SYDFORS - Sosua & Puerto Plata
The Sydfors wreck sits right in the shallows off Sosua, perfect for a long, relaxed dive or even a snorkel. This 53-meter motor vessel ran aground back in '85, and now it’s broken into a few pieces, scattered across a sandy bottom. You can poke around the bow and stern sections, seeing how the structure has become home to small reef fish like grunts and sergeant majors. It’s not a deep dive at all, maxing out at three meters, which makes it a great spot for newer divers getting a feel for wrecks, or for photographers wanting plenty of light to capture the details of the rusted hull.
- Location
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 17.991667, -71.158330
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 3m
Marine Protected Area: Arrecifes del Suroeste
Nearby Dive Sites in Sosua & Puerto Plata
- 3 Rocks
- Airport Wall - 8-25m (wall)
- ALSATIA - 5m (wreck)
- Canyon - 15-30m (wall)
- Canyon - 12-30m (reef)
- Canyons - Dominican Republic (reef)
- Cinco Metros, Las Ballenas (wreck)
- Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic (reef)
- Five Rocks
- Jackson Sunken Island (reef)
- Jet Ski (reef)
- La Piedra Prieta (reef)
- La Puntilla - 5-20m (reef)
- Laramar
- MECOSTA - 2m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to SYDFORS
Marine Life in Sosua & Puerto Plata
Home to 238 recorded species including 212 reef fish, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 hard corals, 3 other, 3 seagrass & algae, 3 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- American eel (Anguilla rostrata) - Reef Fish
- Blue Doctor (Acanthurus coeruleus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Scarus iseri) - Reef Fish
- Sheephead (Microspathodon chrysurus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Sparisoma aurofrenatum) - Reef Fish
- Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Barber (Acanthurus bahianus) - Reef Fish
- Coney (Cephalopholis fulva) - Reef Fish
- turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) - Seagrass & Algae
- Dark Green Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Reef Fish
- manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) - Seagrass & Algae
- Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) - Reef Fish
- Giant goby (Gobiomorus dormitor) - Reef Fish
- Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata) - Reef Fish
- Baleares Conger (Ariosoma balearicum) - Reef Fish
- guppy (Poecilia reticulata) - Reef Fish
- Common False Moray (Kaupichthys hyoproroides) - Reef Fish
- Carrot Cone (Conus daucus) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Mulet (Mugil curema) - Reef Fish