Artificial Coral Reefs Sunken Off the Bahamas

New artificial coral reefs have been created in the Bahamas

Artificial coral reefs have created Two new wreck dives are now accessible to scuba divers visiting Nassau in the Bahamas. In a joint venture between the Bahamas Government and Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas, two new artificial coral reefs by the names of The Anthony Bell and The Long Island Lady have been made available.

Bahamas Coral Reef

Artificial Coral Reefs in the Bahamas

So far, almost 20 artificial coral reefs have been created in the Bahamas and these two wrecks are the latest additions. The aim of sinking wrecks and creating artificial coral reefs is to add dive sites for scuba divers and increase underwater marine diversity in the Bahamas.

Artifical Reef “Anthony Bell”

The first artificial reef was created by sinking the “Anthony Bell”, old decommissioned tug boat that used to work off of New Providence Island in the Bahamas. The boat is approximately 90 feet in length and is submerged in about 50 feet of water

Artificial Reef “The Long Island Lady”

The other new artificial coral reef to be created is “The Long Island Lady” and was created by sinking a fishing boat that was sitting in abandon for years in the Nassau harbour. “Long Island Lady” is about 70 feet long and she is sitting on a rocky bottom at about 40 feet in depth, right next to an ocean wall that drops down to 6,500 feet.