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West Rock (Wreck)

West Rock’s wreck is one we genuinely love, especially for a relaxed afternoon dive. It’s a fishing boat, roughly 30 metres long, settled perfectly upright at 20 metres. Not some ancient relic, but it sank in the early 2000s, so it’s already beautifully colonised. You can swim through the wheelhouse and down into the engine room, which is a tight squeeze but worth it for the ambient light filtering through. The outside of the wreck is where the real action is. We often find big Humpback Snapper schooling around the bow, and there are always a few Humpnose Bigeye Bream peering out from the shadowed sections. Watch for the resident Titan Triggerfish, who is a bit territorial around the stern, and a couple of Yellowmargin Triggerfish usually patrol the main deck. It’s an easy dive, barely any current, making it perfect for newer divers to experience a wreck without feeling overwhelmed. We’d suggest going in the morning; the light then really pops off the rusty hull. It’s a proper, swim-through kind of wreck, full of character.