$ cat diving/sites/man-o-war-shoals
Man O'War Shoals.
A submerged pinnacle close to Diamond Rock, treated by the Marine Park as an extension of the Torrens Point headland. A broad base rises from sand at about 21-24 m and splits into two connected peaks that reach within about 5 m of the surface. A swim-through runs between the peaks.
Where · Saba Marine Park, off Torrens Point / Well's Bay, north-west coast
Type · pinnacle
Depth · 5–24 m
Logged · 81 dives, 6 Oct 2003 – 28 Sep 2004
$ man man-o-war-shoals
01 / The dive
What's down there.
POINTS OF INTEREST
- Twin interconnected peaks
- Swim-through between the peaks
- Two smaller outcrops rising from the seabed
- Cave with black coral at its entrance
- Long bottom time thanks to the shallow top
MARINE LIFE
- Schooling black durgons
- Barracuda
- Snapper and grunts under ledges
- Chromis
- Spiny lobsters
- Trumpetfish
- Atlantic spadefish
- Frogfish
DEPTH & CONDITIONS
Twin peaks top out at about 5 m (15 ft); sand base at 21-24 m (70-80 ft)
The shallow top allows long bottom times. Currents can run here as at nearby Diamond Rock. Suitable for most levels in normal conditions.
$ git log --reverse man-o-war-shoals
02 / History
How it got there.
Undercurrent's 2004 review states that the site is named for a tangle of ships that sank in the shallows. No other source was found to confirm this.
$ grep man-o-war-shoals diving/log | wc -l
03 / Logged here
81 dives.
From the log — the dates follow the pattern I dived, so read them as representative rather than exact.
2003 21
#812 · 6 Oct 2003
#816 · 7 Oct 2003
#837 · 13 Oct 2003
#841 · 14 Oct 2003
#862 · 20 Oct 2003
#866 · 21 Oct 2003
#886 · 27 Oct 2003
#890 · 28 Oct 2003
#910 · 3 Nov 2003
#935 · 10 Nov 2003
#942 · 11 Nov 2003
#963 · 17 Nov 2003
#965 · 18 Nov 2003
#985 · 24 Nov 2003
#991 · 25 Nov 2003
#1011 · 1 Dec 2003
#1041 · 9 Dec 2003
#1067 · 16 Dec 2003
#1086 · 22 Dec 2003
#1092 · 23 Dec 2003
#1118 · 30 Dec 2003
2004 60
#1136 · 5 Jan 2004
#1140 · 6 Jan 2004
#1160 · 12 Jan 2004
#1165 · 13 Jan 2004
#1187 · 19 Jan 2004
#1191 · 20 Jan 2004
#1212 · 26 Jan 2004
#1216 · 27 Jan 2004
#1235 · 2 Feb 2004
#1240 · 3 Feb 2004
#1261 · 9 Feb 2004
#1266 · 10 Feb 2004
#1287 · 16 Feb 2004
#1311 · 23 Feb 2004
#1317 · 24 Feb 2004
#1361 · 8 Mar 2004
#1368 · 9 Mar 2004
#1388 · 15 Mar 2004
#1391 · 16 Mar 2004
#1413 · 22 Mar 2004
#1440 · 30 Mar 2004
#1461 · 5 Apr 2004
#1466 · 6 Apr 2004
#1512 · 19 Apr 2004
#1515 · 20 Apr 2004
#1535 · 26 Apr 2004
#1543 · 27 Apr 2004
#1560 · 3 May 2004
#1588 · 10 May 2004
#1591 · 11 May 2004
#1610 · 17 May 2004
#1616 · 18 May 2004
#1638 · 24 May 2004
#1640 · 25 May 2004
#1661 · 31 May 2004
#1665 · 1 Jun 2004
#1686 · 7 Jun 2004
#1712 · 14 Jun 2004
#1738 · 21 Jun 2004
#1762 · 28 Jun 2004
#1767 · 29 Jun 2004
#1816 · 13 Jul 2004
#1835 · 19 Jul 2004
#1860 · 26 Jul 2004
#1866 · 27 Jul 2004
#1887 · 2 Aug 2004
#1893 · 3 Aug 2004
#1911 · 9 Aug 2004
#1915 · 10 Aug 2004
#1936 · 16 Aug 2004
#1963 · 23 Aug 2004
#1993 · 31 Aug 2004
#2013 · 6 Sep 2004
#2017 · 7 Sep 2004
#2038 · 13 Sep 2004
#2040 · 14 Sep 2004
#2063 · 20 Sep 2004
#2065 · 21 Sep 2004
#2086 · 27 Sep 2004
#2093 · 28 Sep 2004