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Crooks Castle
Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
EntryBoat
Max depth10 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Crooks Castle is a reef dive site near Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba , in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 10 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, sea turtles, jacks, stingrays, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
ButterfishCephalopholis fulva
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride- Ember GobyPalatogobius incendius
Nearby sites
- 1Blue Bead Hole0.5 km
- 2Blair's Reef0.5 km
- 3Nursing Station0.6 km
- 4Barracuda Reef0.8 km
- 5Double Wreck0.9 km
- 6Twin Peaks1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org