Tiegland/Cable Reef

Caribbean › Sint Maarten

Tiegland/Cable Reef

6 mMax Depth
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35Species
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About This Site

In 1993, this freighter was purposefully sunk on a ledge but is now just wreckage on the bottom – 73 ft. Along the reef structures, you’ll find a cable lying across the sea floor. It’s a former fiber optic cable no longer in use. Common critters you'll find here are schools of French Grunts, Bluestriped Grunts, and Yellow Goatfish, Lionfish, Parrotfish, and more of the Tropical Western Atlantic fish. Joined by special guests: Spotted & Green Moray Eels, Green & Hawksbill Turtles, Spotted …

Marine Life (35 species)

AngelfishBarracudaBoxfish / pufferfishBrain coralButterflyfishClamCoralCrabEagle rayEelsFishGoatfishGorgonian fanGrouperJackfishLionfishLobsterMoray eelNudibranchOctopusParrot fishParrotfishRaysReef FishScorpionfishSea anemoneSea cucumberSea turtleSea urchinSharksShrimpSnapperSurgeonfishTriggerfishTrumpetfish / pipefish

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