Duppy Waters

Duppy Waters
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Location
Utila, North
Highlights
Channels, chimneys, Giant Barrel Sponges
Visibility
27metres
Currents
Caribbean Light to Rum Punch Mild
Site Depth
7metres
Difficulty
Easy to Advanced (Advanced Open Water)
Duration
56minutes
Sight-seeing
Black Durgons, Black Groupers, Spotted Drums, Cleaning Goby, Longsnout Butterfly Fish, Orange Ball Sponges, Hawksbill Turtles, Mountainous Corals, Lettuce Corals, Scarlet-Striped Cleaning Shrimps
Hotspot Watch
Boulder Brain Coral, Flamingo Tongue, Spotted Eagle Ray

DIVE BRIEF: The combination of depth, natural lighting and the location of this site produce a haunting effect, hence the site's name Duppy Waters. "Duppy" in the local vernacular means ghost. From the buoy (7metres), you are on the upper part of the reef wall, where the site's haunted lighting is apparent. To the west: The wall is crossed by several chimneys and we see Giant Barrel Sponges . Ahead the diver will find the entrance to a narrow sand channel (23metres) that take you to the sand patch (16metres) which lead to the boat. To the East: The chimneys enrich the dive on this deep wall. Following this wall down to (24metres) you will discover a Barrel Sponge which is 6 feet in height. The same sponge is a natural navigating tool that leads the diver to the sand patch and back to the boat.

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