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Stragglers Deep
Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth16 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Stragglers Deep is a dive site near Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 16 m. Commonly reported marine life includes lobsters, sea fans, groupers, jacks, sea turtles. 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
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Nearby sites
- 1Stragglers' Reef0.2 km
- 2Christmas Cove0.4 km
- 3Rays Rise0.6 km
- 4Flag Pole Little St James0.9 km
- 5Calf Rock0.9 km
- 6Sunken Sailboat1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org